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Rush to tap into Islamic market

By Farhan Bokhari, Kevin Morrison and Gillian Tett

Published: October 2 2006 20:03 | Last updated: October 2 2006 20:03

In recent days, UBS has been conducting an intensive – albeit furtive – Islamic marketing campaign.

This month, the Swiss investment bank will launch an instrument that claims to be the world’s first sharia-compliant investment product linked to commodity prices.

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