| Turkey's Kuveyt Turk investment fund plans to open the first Islamic bank in Germany in October 2012, Financial Times Deutschland reported on Wednesday. Kuveyt Turk plans to open its first branch, following the principles of sharia law, in Frankfurt-am-Main in cooperation with Ernst & Young auditing company and Norton Rose law firm.
Sharia prohibits a fixed or floating payment or acceptance of specific interest or fees on loans. As for mortgages, the Islamic bank purchases houses and then sells it to a client for a higher price...............................................Full Article: Source
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