First Sharia compliant leasing deal for African aviation

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First Sharia compliant leasing deal for African aviation

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Bahraini Islamic lender Ibdar Bank has completed a $100m financing deal with Ethiopian Airlines to acquire four new aircraft, which marks the first Sharia compliant transaction in Africa’s aviation industry.

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