30.11.2011 - Islamic banking needs to develop capacity to undertake cross-border deals
South-East Asia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations are the two largest Islamic finance hubs but there are not many cross-border transactions between them, said Dubai-based Noor Investment Group chief executive officer, Hussain Al Qemzi. Hussain said if both could not trade among themselves, then they were not doing it right. "If we are to challenge the conventional banks' entrenched position in international financial deals, we must develop the capacity to structure multi-currency and cross-border transactions and to build scale...............................................Full Article: Source
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