"Turkey weighs up benefit of Islamic bond
By Farhan Bokhari
Published: September 27 2005 19:41 | Last updated: September 27 2005 19:41
TurkeyThe Turkish government intends to propose a law to parliament that would allow the country to begin to issue bonds that comply with Islamic norms.
Such bonds would not be specifically called sukuk [Islamic bond], to avoid precipitating a clash with the constitution of the secular republic, Kemal Unakitan, the Turkish Finance minister, said on Tuesday."
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