WORLD - OPINION - Strong Outlook for Turkish Islamic Banks

IRAN DAILY - International credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) asserted in a report published last week that Turkey’s participation (Islamic) banks could continue their recent strong growth if they can cultivate stronger ties with their international owners and create a sustainable brand image.

Turkey’s Islamic finance market is as old as the one in Malaysia and others in the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) countries, Arab News wrote. (source)

FINANCE - Vying for global markets, Konya business circles tired of clichés about their city

The conservative tendencies of Konya, a center of culture and politics from as early as the period of the Seljuks, will continue to attract public debate around the city and pollsters interested in the city to assess whether its conservative residents apply a sort of ‘social pressure’ on others who have a different way of life.