| From Arabnews.com: The reported failure of the strategy and finance committee of the South Korean National Assembly chaired by Kang Ghil Boo in December to approve a finance bill introduced by the Ministry of Finance which would have given tax neutrality to alternative financial products such as sukuk (Islamic securities) is a wake-up call for the global Islamic finance industry.
The Ministry of Finance had proposed a revision to the taxation regulations with the aim of affording sukuk the same tax relief as conventional bonds to ensure that South Korean issuers would receive the same tax advantages as those applied to conventional bond issuers...........................................Full Article: Source
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