VOL. XLIV

No. 24

11-June-2001

BANKING

Islamic Finance: Still A Relatively Untapped Complementary Resource

Regulatory side balance sheet pressures and growing regional investment demands combine to make Islamic finance a very attractive additional funding source for international and regional banks, according to Richard Duncan, Director at Deutsche Bank, UK. It also offers conventional banks a solid opportunity to diversify their financing bases in a cost-effective manner. "Banks that do not...