The result has been that SCF utilizes all sorts of Shariah-compliant transactional structures to convert the exact same income stream (including its variability by pegging it to an index such as the LIBOR) from interest to something else, such as lease payments.

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There are theories suggesting that the AMO index is in turn driven by fluctuations in the north Atlantic current commonly called the Gulf Stream.

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