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Islamic solution may solve household debt
A work-around to religious restrictions on charging interest may hold the key to rising household debt, Citi's Willem Buiter says.
Jonathan Shapiro is based in our Sydney newsroom and covers banking and finance, specialising in hedge funds, the corporate debt market, private equity and investment banking.
A work-around to religious restrictions on charging interest may hold the key to rising household debt, Citi's Willem Buiter says.
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