Re: Barclays Bank runs to Arabs for money

On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:45:07 +0000, Maria <oldwoman@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ar wrote:
Taking the lead from Gordon Brown, now Barclays Bank has run to the Arab
nations begging for money.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7701405.stm

"
British bank Barclays has announced a proposal to raise up to £7.3bn to
strengthen its balance ***.

The money will be mainly raised from the state investment funds and royal
families of Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Unlike other big UK banks, Barclays did not want to accept cash from the
UK government and said the move would keep it "strong and independent".
"

I thought Muslims didn't do usury? Surely investing in a businesses that
practices usury is as bad as practicing it yourself? Allah?

they do usury but they wrap it up in bull...

regards

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