The Economist's Briefing this week is on Islamic finance. I’ll confess to being less than expert on economics and just link.
Click here for the briefing on current successes and struggles in the field; click here for the summary of Islamic finance's history.
Those interested in reading further on Islamic finance can check out Forbes.com's online resource center thereon, and the Saudi ArabNews’ report on the GCC's movements to take on a bigger role in the Islamic finance sector.
