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From Joongang Daily: Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian prime minister, yesterday defended Islamic financing in the wake of the controversy in Korea over the issuance of Islamic sukuk bonds by local companies.
Speaking at the Global Korea 2011 conference at the Lotte Hotel in central Seoul, Mahathir said that sukuk bonds “were not about religion, but doing business.”……………………………………….Full Article: Source
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Mahathir backs Islamic bonds at Seoul forum
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