Russia lays ground for first Islamic bank

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Russia lays ground for first Islamic bank

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Russia plans to open its first Islamic bank in the Republic of Tartarstan by the end of the year, Linar Yakupov, president and head of Islamic finance at the Kazan based Islamic Business and Finance Development Fund (IBFD Fund), told GlobalCapital Emerging Markets.

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