Throwback: DAVOS Interview - Prime Minister of Ireland


Ireland has changed financial regulations to accommodate shari’a-compliant products, and this will help bring investment from the Arabian Gulf, says Enda Kenny.

"We have changed financial legislation to accommodate shari’a-compliant financial products. They would be given the same tax treatment as any other financial products."

The interview was published in the March 2014 issue of the Dubai-based magazine TRENDS - An International Magazine on Arab Affairs. Below is the jpeg file of the TRENDS magazine.



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