A banking sector ripe for development, family businesses ready to go global and resource-rich nations with cash aplenty have meant private equity firms are buzzing over Africa's untapped potential.
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The Gulf's Islamic banks are targeting Africa's opportunities
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M&A reshaping Middle Eastern economies
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Bahrain Financial Exchange targets sharia business
December 23, 2010Island kingdom Bahrain has opened a new Islamic exchange house and is launching innovative products to the market, such as an electronic trading platform, in an attempt to capture a bigger share of sharia-compliant assets. Writer Hafsa Kara
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