15.12.2008 - Islamic banks 'largely insulated' from financial crisis
From Islamic banks have largely dodged the financial crisis, thanks to their low exposure to toxic assets like sub-prime loans, and may rebound faster than other sectors once the global outlook strengthens. Vince Cook, chief executive of The Islamic Bank of Asia (IB Asia), a Singapore-based unit of DBS Group Holdings, said: 'While we're not immune...we're also not seeing any of the Islamic banks having the problems you're seeing at some of the bigger investment or conventional banks..... Full Article: Source
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