MUI promotes sharia banking among Muslims 3rd March 2021
Chief of the MUI Office in Central Java, Ahmad Darodji, receives a BSI delegation in Semarang on Wednesday. (ANTARA/HO/Dokumentasi MUI Jawa Tengah)
The number of sharia bank customers is still small. (Sharia compliant banks) currently hold an 8.5-percent share of the market, while the rest (of the people) have opted for conventional banks. Semarang, C Java (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) is encouraging Indonesian Muslims to use the services of Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI), as part of efforts to develop sharia banking in the country. The number of sharia bank customers is still small. (Sharia compliant banks) currently hold an 8.5-percent share of the market, while the rest (of the people) have opted for conventional banks, chief of the MUI Office in Central Java, Ahmad Darodji, said while receiving a BSI delegation here on Wednesday.
Minister Qoumas lauds launch of Indonesia Sharia Bank 2nd February 2021
Illustration An employee walks out of the Indonesia Sharia Bank (BSI) after its inauguration in Jakarta on Monday (January 1, 2021). (ANTARA FOTO / Dhemas Reviyanto / rwa)
The Indonesia Sharia Bank must truly become a universal Islamic bank, meaning that it must be open, must be inclusive, must welcome anyone who wants to become a customer in order to reach more people in the country Jakarta (ANTARA) - Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has lauded the launch of the Indonesia Sharia Bank (BSI), saying he expects the bank would spur the growth of the Islamic banking industry in Indonesia.