This report comes as no surprise. Jordan’s parliament has made changes to tax laws to accommodate sukuk (Shariah-compliant bonds), paving the way for Shariah finance to move into the kingdom…
A long-awaited law allowing Jordan to issue sukuk has been cleared by both houses of its parliament, paving the way for the government to tap strong global appetite for Islamic bonds as it tries to repair public finances.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/16/islamic-finance-jordan-idINL5E8KBIC820120916
What? Jordan just now going over to Sharia Finance?
What have they been doing since the country was hacked together?
Some Islamic nations have a legacy of Westernization in their economy and financial systems left over from the colonial days. That is essentially vanishing. Another example is Oman, which is very similar to Jordan in that regard.