Dubai: he Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre, DIEDC, in partnership with Thomson Reuters, has announced the date for the launch of its State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2014 in December. The report will present new insights into the development of the Islamic economy, particularly focusing on key players, geographic trends, challenges and opportunities in each segment of the Islamic economy. It will also highlight key local and global findings of the Global Islamic Economy Indicator (GIEI), a numeric measure representing the overall health and growth of the Islamic economy. The State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2014 is expected to reinforce the growth opportunities in the Islamic economy, particularly in the finance, halal and lifestyle segments. Growth of Islamic financial assets continues to outstrip growth of conventional financial assets at 15-20 per cent per annum and is predicted to hit $2 trillion in 2015.