Islāmic Development Bank

Islāmic Development Bank

▪ Muslim bank
Arabic  Al-bank Al-islāmī Lil-istithmār,  

      Muslim bank directed toward financing the economic and social development of members in accordance with the principles of the Sharīʿah (Islāmic sacred law). Conceived by the Organization of the Islāmic Conference in 1973, the bank was headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and formally opened in October 1975. Its member nations are drawn from the ranks of those states belonging to the Organization of the Islāmic Conference.

      The Islāmic Development Bank seeks to spur economic and financial growth by participating in equity capital, by investing in economic and social infrastructure projects, and by making loans to the public and private sectors. Special funds are available for technical assistance to Muslim communities in nonmember countries. (See Islāmic Conference, Organization of the (Islamic Conference, Organization of the).)

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