17.04.2013 - Shariah compliant funds could boost Brazilian development
The sixth-largest global economy, Brazil represents a very real opportunity for Islamic finance to spread its wings in a hitherto relatively untapped region, while Shariah compliant finance offers Brazil an exciting source of funding to boost development. Alexandre Lopes discusses the opportunities and challenges involved. Known for its profit and loss sharing principle, Islamic finance seems to be expanding the global footprint of its funds to countries outside its original market in the Middle East. As this US$1.3 trillion industry sets sail, an untapped huge market in South America is likely to cross its path...........................................Full Article: Source
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