In Indonesian banking, rise in religious conservatism ripples across sector By Reuters
By Gayatri Suroyo and Tabita Diela JAKARTA (Reuters) - A rise in religious conservatism in Indonesia is drawing talent away from what some view as un-Islamic jobs in banking, industry professionals say, creating hiring woes for conventional banks but a boon for the country's fledgling sharia finance sector. The trend comes amid broader societal change in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country, driven by millions of young, 'born-again' Muslims embracing stricter interpretations of Islam. [https://reut.rs/3aMab6D] Reuters spoke to a dozen industry sources over how concern about Islamic law barring exploitative interest payments, known as "riba", is...
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