The Need for Credible Reporting of Shariah Non-Compliance Event by Islamic banks in MalaysiaIslamic banking, Shariah

Performance of Islamic Microfinance Banks: The Case of a Developing Country Gharar, Islam, Islamic banking, Riba, Provision

Strategy Implementation Effect on Performance of Gulf African Bank in KenyaShariah, Shariah compliant, Takaful, Participation, Sales

The contracts, structures and pricing mechanisms of sukuk: A critical assessmentIjara, Islam, Islamic banking, Mudarib, Murabaha, Riba, Shariah, Sukuk, Tawarruq, Wakalah

The Prospect of Sharia Banking in Indonesia (Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions)Fatwa, Gharar, Islam, Islamic banking, Riba, Shariah

The prohibition on interest is widely attested in the scriptures of monotheistic religions – including Islam, Christianity and Judaism – but several economists have long argued that an interest-free economy could “never work” in today’s complex and globalised world.Recent developments, however, are starting to challenge such attitudes. The Islamic financial services industry, for example, has been experimenting since the mid-1970s to develop an interest-free financial system based on the values of justice, equality and morality.As a new and emerging industry,...

The success of infrastructure projects in using Islamic finance has inspired project benefactors (equity investors) in countries such as Bangladesh, Djibouti, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan to continue to pursue Islamic finance, along with conventional finance, in undertaking yet to come infrastructure projects. (WB and IsDB Report, 2017)Remarkable progress was made globally in translating the MDGs into reality with a huge reduction in the levels of lifethreatening poverty over 2000-2015. Most regions of the world exper...

As a rule of thumb, small enterprises have up to 50 employees, medium-sized enterprises up to 250 employees, while micro enterprises are defined as having up to 10 employees. SMEs are the lifeblood and backbone in emerging markets, keeping local economies humming. Looking at the Islamic community (where you can easily find SMEs in those emerging markets) around the world, PROF EMILIO ESCARTIN says that SMEs (and micro enterprises) are the single type of business you can find as the engine of the economy in such markets.Islamic banking, Murabahah, Shariah

Keywords; Islamic economic philosophy, History of Islamic Economic Thought, Islamic finance,Islamic versus conventional banks,Gharar, Halal, Islam, Islamic banking, PLS, Riba, Salam, Shariah, Shariah compliant, Reserves

Performance of Indonesian Islamic Banks Based on Maqasid Shariah Index: Stakeholder Theory PerspectiveIslamic banking, Maqasid, Shariah, Zakat, Al-maslahah