Tag: banks
Dutch annual General Political Assembly overshadowed by refugee crisis
The first day of the Dutch annual General Political Assembly (Dutch: ‘Algemene Politieke Beschouwingen’) in the Dutch Lower House for a large part was...
Law aims to boost halal, kosher food for poor
DETROIT — For the first time, the federal government is required to purchase and provide food banks emergency supplies of kosher or halal products,...
Islamic Banks, Stuffed With Cash, Explore Partnerships in West
December 25, 2013
By Nathaniel Popper
A noted Muslim law scholar, Yusuf DeLorenzo, recently pored through the books of Continental Rail, a business that runs freight...
Islamic Gatehouse Bank to aid UK housing crisis
November 28, 2013
Britain’s mainstream banks may be reluctant to lend these days, but a Kuwait-backed Islamic bank is to become one of Britain’s biggest...