When the Malaysian government offered Islamic banking licences to foreign banks two years ago, Kuwait Finance House, which was eager to get into Asia, leapt at the opportunity.
Kuwait Finance House’s Malaysian unit is now a year old and putting the final touches on an Islamic bond issue for a Chinese state-owned company– a world first, according to the Asian Wall Street Journal (AWSJ).
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