The average patient facing an antibiotic-resistant infection can expect a medical bill of between $18,588 and $29,069 in 2009 dollars, totaling $20 billion in health care costs each year in the U.S., according to estimates from the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics at Tufts University.
The term âIslamic bankingâ refers to a system of banking or banking activity that is consistent with Islamic law (Shariah) principles and guided by Islamic economics. The contemporary movement of Islamic finance is based on the belief that all forms of interest are riba and hence prohibited.
Kuwait Finance House (KFH) is considered a pioneer in the banking phenomenon known as Islamic Finance or Shariâa Compliant Banking. KFH is the first Islamic bank established in 1977 in the State of Kuwait and today itâs one of the foremost Islamic financial institutions in the world.