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South Africa: Islamic finance unpacked

Posted on 31 January 2012

While the National Treasury is considering issuing Islamic bonds and has asked interested banks to submit bids, some local banks and the JSE already offer Sharia-compliant financial instruments. These include the JSE Sharia All Share index and the JSE Shariah Top 40 (Tradeable).
Other instruments include Mudarabah, a form of investment partnership between banks and businesses that shares the risk and losses. There is also Murabah, a transaction in which the bank buys the asset then immediately sells it to the customer at a pre-agreed higher price, payable by instalments………………………………………..Full Article: Source

 
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