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Usury
Nat O'Connor 08/02/2010
Nat O'Connor: One of the interesting minor features of the Finance Bill 2010 is that certain changes were made to Irish law to make it easier for banks following versions of Shari'a/Islamic law to operate here. The need for change is that Shari'a regards charging interest on loans to be a sin: usury. One commentator in the Irish Independent …
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