31.08.2010 - Kuwait KIA rejects plan to set Islamic body to back small projects
From Zawya Dow Jones: The Kuwait investment Authority, or KIA, has turned down a parliamentary proposal to set up a shariah-compliant specialized entity to support small projects by Kuwaiti nationals, Kuwait-based Al Anba daily reports Monday. The sovereign wealth fund said that it is engaged in undertakings that have been in place for a long time that make creating such entity unnecessary, the paper reports citing KIA's response which was referred to parliament by Minister of Finance Mustafa Al Shamali..............................................Full Article: Source
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