VP Kalla: Indonesia’s Islamic Economy behind Malaysia, England

• Nov 10, 2017

TEMPO.CO, Surabaya – Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that the growth of Islamic economy in Indonesia is still several steps behind compared to Malaysia.

“Malaysia’s Islamic economy has gone through a 22 percent growth, meanwhile, Indonesia’s is still at 5 percent,” said Jusuf Kalla during the 2017 Indonesia Sharia Economic Festival (ISEF) in Surabaya, on Thursday, November 9.

The Vice President stated that the growth of sharia economy in England as a non-Muslim majority country is better compared to Indonesia.

Jusuf Kalla reminded ISEF to not only limit its influence as a ceremonial festival but should do its best to improve Indonesia’s Islamic economy. “ISEF should provide an example and lesson to urge young generations to conduct businesses with a sharia way. What’s important is the faith to start.”

This year marks ISEF’s fourth event. On November 5, 2014, during the first ISEF, as many as 17 Islamic boarding schools together with Bank Indonesia, OJK and East Java provincial government, declared the Surabaya Declaration to make East Java as the largest regional Islamic economy in Indonesia that integrates real and financial sectors.

Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/11/10/056913115/VP-Kalla-Indonesias-Islamic-Economy-behind-Malaysia-England