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Volume: 1 Issue: 11
(August 2007)
Keywords:
islamic finance
islamic e-finance
islamic insurance
financial services authority
akbar merchant
ric martin
kennedys
shariah law
shariah
Authors:
akbar merchant
ric martin
Organisations:
financial services authority
kennedys
Jurisdictions:
uk
global
middle east
Islamic Finance: New opportunities in Islamic e-finance: Britain's position
Britain, and London in particular, is in a position to become a world-leader in Islamic finance, due to its reputation as a well-regulated financial centre, which recently prompted British Islamic Insurance Holdings' application to be regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Akbar Merchant and Ric Martin, of Kennedys, explain the Shariah law principles that govern Islamic finance, focusing on their implications for e-finance and e-payments.
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