Islamic Finance: Opportunities for the Russian Economy

The article discusses the prospects for the development of the financial system and the economy, associated with the emergence of Islamic finance industry in the country. The author briefly describes the important features of Islamic finance, examines the main obstacles for functioning of Islamic financial institutions in the Russian legislation. Furthermore, the paper analyzes the economic benefits from the creation of economic infrastructure, which enables Islamic financial companies to operate on equal conditions with other subjects of the financial system in terms of financial, tax and administrative aspects.