The Bombay Stock Exchange today launched India's first Shariah-compliant index, to promote financial inclusion among Muslims. The `BSE Tasis "The introduction of the BSE Tasis Shariah Index will give Islamic and other socially responsible investors another means to access the Indian market and will help attract pools of capital to India from the Gulf, Europe, and Southeast Asia," said Madhu Kannan, managing director and CEO of BSE. "This index will create increased awareness on financial investments amongst the masses and help enhance financial inclusion. It will also build a base for licensing for the construction of Shariah-compliant financial products, including mutual funds, ETFs, and structured products," Kannan added. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during his visit to Kuala Lumpur in October, had said he would ask the Reserve Bank of India to learn more about Islamic financial products from Malaysia.
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