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            France to learn from Saudi experience in 
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            Friday December 02, 2011 12:24:22 PM, 
            Agencies
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              Jeddah: French academics have shown 
              their keenness to make use of Saudi expertise and experience in 
              Islamic banking and finance, said Saudi Ambassador to Paris, 
              Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Asheikh. 
               
              The ambassador made this comment while holding a reception in 
              Paris on the occasion of the launch of an academic chair titled 
              "Financial morals and principles: Islamic banking as a model", a 
              media report said. 
               
              The chair is established in Sorbonne University as a joint 
              research project of King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in Jeddah and 
              the French university. 
               
              "Saudi Arabia is a good reference for Islamic banking and 
              finance," Arab News quoted the Saudi Ambassador. 
              
                
              
              He expressing hope that the chair 
              would support French economy with new researches in Islamic 
              finance. 
               
              He commended the role of Saudi businessmen in supporting such 
              research projects in Saudi and foreign universities. The new chair 
              is financed by Muhammad Hussein Al-Amoudi, a prominent Saudi 
              businessman. 
               
              A large number of Saudi and French academics, economists and 
              Islamic banking experts attended the ceremony in Paris, including 
              Osama Tayeb, president of KAU and Professor Christine Mengin, vice 
              chancellor of Sorbonne University. 
                
              
               
               
              
                
               
               
                
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