A Fairly Decent Article on Shariah Finance From The Economist (For A Change)
On April 15, 2010 · In Debt Bonds, Defaults, Dubai, Economic Crisis, Islamic Bonds, Islamic Finance, Sharia Compliant, Sharia Products, Shariah Bonds, Shariah Finance, SUKUK
Though The Economist continues to actively ignore many of the fundamental concerns surrounding Shariah-Compliant Finance, the article linked below about the Sukuk market is actually fairly well done, especially when one considers that The Economist has basically been nothing but a shameless cheerleader for Shariah Finance heretofore…
The article points out many of the problems associated with Sukuk (Islamic Bonds), including defaults, lack of liquidity, lack of transparency and general confusion about Shariah-Compliance…
http://www.economist.com/business-finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15908503
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