What is the ruling on working at the African Development Bank, which finances projects for countries with long-term loans and does not deal with individuals or companies? And are these loans forbidden?
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This type of bank deals with usurious loans, and bank interest is the usury forbidden by the text of the Qur’an, the , and the consensus of the Ummah. There is no difference between banks adopted by individuals and those adopted by the state, as long as the transaction involves lending or borrowing with usury. The predominant assumption is that the bank in question is a commercial bank that only lends with usurious interest.
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