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Finally, I will present the achievements within my own constituency to overcome the obstacles for an accelerated and safe spreading of Islamic finance in Europe. Islamic finance: growing importance The development of modern Islamic finance roughly started more than four decades ago. At the very beginning it occupied a small niche visible in Islamic countries.