08.07.2011 - Islamic finance drive for Afghanistan
Very little good news comes out of Afghanistan; nevertheless one might expect that in such a devoutly Muslim country Islamic finance would flourish. Sadly this is not true, as Afghanistan is a country where finance - let alone Islamic finance - has not developed at all. However, Uncle Sam is stepping in to alleviate this situation (quite ironically too as Islamic finance is having such a hard time gaining a foothold in America) and bring (US dollar-sponsored) Islamic microfinance to the troubled state..............................................Full Article: Source
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