UK treasurers light up as BoE eyes Shariah liquidity lines

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UK treasurers light up as BoE eyes Shariah liquidity lines

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The Bank of England (BoE) will begin work next year on how to provide Islamic banks with Shariah compliant liquidity facilities. Even without knowing what rates or requirements the prospective facilities will involve, the UK’s Islamic lenders — long starved of Shariah compliant liquid assets — say anything will be better than holding cash.

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