And if I am not mistaken, two days from now, on April 30th, His Majesty King Carl Gustaf will celebrate his birthday. I'm sure that in between there must be some room for a Dancing Queen. Congratulations in advance to all Swedes here today. Walpurgis Night is also celebrated in Sweden on April 30th. The night of the bonfire.
This should not be surprising because high returns require high risks, and the high returns achieved by Islamic banks could only be generated by taking on a corresponding degree of risk. It is not difficult to see the parallels between conventional and Islamic finance during the years prior to the crisis.