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Germany’s first full-fledged Islamic bank

Published: 22 Jul 2015 - 09:46 am | Last Updated: 12 Jan 2022 - 12:38 am

Officials cut a green ribbon to open KT Bank AG, Germany’s first full-fledged Islamic bank, in Frankfurt yesterday. The bank, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkish lender Kuveyt Turk, aims to tap Europe’s second-largest Muslim community of roughly four million Muslims, many of whose members are of Turkish descent.