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FinFormed 07 Oct 2026 07 Oct 2026
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Erfanul Alam Siddiquee
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Islamic Finance in Sri Lanka That Never Say "Islamic"

Sri Lanka's Islamic finance industry passed USD 1 billion. The 2005 law behind it never says "Islamic". Why that helped, and why the sector is still small.

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