Showing posts with label frieden. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

EUROPE - EVENTS - Europe can learn from Islamic finance, says Luxembourg's Finance Minister

biz.thestar.com.my - KUALA LUMPUR: Europe can learn and gain from Islamic finance, given that financial institutions under it, have remained stable against the backdrop of the eurozone debt crisis.
This observation was made by Luxembourg's Minister of Finance, Luc Frieden, in a keynote address at the IFN 2011 Issuers & Investors Asia Forum here today. Frieden said despite the credit crunch that has impacted Europe's banks, Islamic financial institutions had weathered the global crisis and emerged to be the most well managed. (source)

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg's Finmin sees incredible opportunities in Istanbul

Luxembourg's Finance Minister Luc Frieden said that he saw incredible cooperation opportunities in Istanbul.
Attending a seminar at Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) titled "Financial Cooperation Opportunities between Luxembourg and Turkey" on Tuesday, Frieden said that the EU and Luxembourg had many things to learn from Turkey, adding that Turkey and Istanbul also had lessons to learn from Luxembourg.