The biggest difference between Western and Islamic finance involves beliefs about charging interest on borrowed money.

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In world banking, the total share of Islamic finance is less than one percent.

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Dubai's recent debt problems have brought attention to the growth of Islamic finance.

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In place of this type of winning and losing, Islamic finance purports to promote sharing.

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Some of the growth in Islamic finance has also been due to clever marketing by Malaysia.

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The Shariah board members are independent of the Islamic finance institution and are not employees.

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