UK TO BECOME CENTRE OF ISLAMIC FINANCE







UK, a non-islamic nation aims at becoming the first among others to raise money by issuing a government bond-style ‘SUKUK’ compliant with sharia law as part of a bid to transform London into a global Islamic finance.

   This is done due to the fast-growing Islamic finance, approximately valued at $1.3tn than the conventional banking sector.


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