From Opalesque Industry Update: International legal practice Norton Rose LLP hosted its ‘New Year - New Opportunities in Islamic Finance’ seminar on Wednesday 20 January 2010 with keynote addresses from Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Mark Hoban MP, Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

In her opening talk Mrs McCarthy-Fry confirmed the Government’s support for Islamic finance, which has been evidenced by the tax law changes made through the Finance Act 2009. She did however state that there is currently no intention to launch a UK Government sukuk. In response to questions from the floor in this regard, Mrs McCarthy-Fry highlighted the current market conditions and the Government’s concern that a UK Government sukuk would not offer value for money as amongst the reasons behind this decision……………………………….Full Article: Source