17.02.2011 - Islamic finance beats a tactical retreat
From Euromoney.com: Although Islamic finance has performed better in Asia than in the Middle East, the sector faced one of its tougher years in 2010. The industry’s future is not secured yet, and the boasts of the boom years have been replaced by introspection and a focus on sustainability. Bankers involved in Islamic finance have become a more subdued bunch of late. After the sub-prime crisis they bragged about how the Shariah ban on interest and other Islamic prohibitions had shielded their businesses from toxic structured debt securities..............................................Full Article: Source
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