Ijara Company Kyrgyzstan (ICK), a top Islamic leasing firm, has hired global Sharia Advisory firm Shariyah Review Bureau (SRB) to manage its Sharia certification and Sharia supervisory structure in line with international practices.

Ijara Company Kyrgyzstan (ICK), the Islamic leasing flagship of Kyrgyzstan, has hired global Sharia Advisory firm Shariyah Review Bureau (SRB) to manage its Sharia certification and Sharia supervisory structure in line with international practices.

 ICK offers its customers leasing facility (Ijara Muntahia Bitamlik).  As an IDB funded company, ICK is supported by ICD’s more than 30 year history as the trusted leasing company to deliver services for SME financing support in Kyrgyzstan.

Ulan Satyvaldiev, chief executive, said: “ICK is a growing leader of the Kyrgyzstan’s leasing and financing market since 2015. To continue this growth, we have decided to invest in our Sharia compliance infrastructure by hiring Shariyah Review Bureau.

"We keenly look forward to bringing their Sharia advisory expertise and Sharia audit capabilities to our market on a managed basis. We will be leveraging on their proficiencies, which allows for dynamic and rapid certification deployment so as to effectively support our  new products and risings client demands.”

 Shariyah Review Bureau offers financing companies with enterprise-grade Sharia solutions helping them uncover operating efficiencies in Sharia compliance management by lowering their overall cost of Sharia Board management, reduce fee leakage for ad-hoc consultation and improve Sharia auditing and Sharia compliance reporting. This has allowed not only financing companies but dozens of banks, and Takaful companies to focus on their businesses, and save cost.

“Outsourcing Sharia advisory services have become a critical resource in rapidly-evolving Islamic financial markets. It is often the most efficient way to upgrade or maintain Sharia compliance functions” stated Yasser S Dahlawi, CEO of SRB.

Speaking on the new engagement in Kyrgyzstan, he added: “We look forward to working with ICK, and manage their entire Sharia compliance lifecycle efficiently and transparently.” – TradeArabia News Service