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International Bank of Azerbaijan considers Islamic finance tenders

Islamic Finance

2011-06-16

International Bank of Azerbaijan considers Islamic finance tenders

Four out of seven tenders submitted to the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) came through stage one of the competition to land a consultancy contract on the provision of Islamic banking and financial services.
Among the finalists are: Ekvita &…

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