DUBAI: The fast-growing Islamic finance industry is set to slow down next year over the sharp fall in oil revenues and rapid regulatory changes, Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services said on Monday.

“We think Islamic finance growth will drop to single digits in 2016 from between 10 percent and 15 percent over the past decade,” S&P said in a report.

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