Islamic Financing and Business Framework : A Survey

This study is conducted to evaluate suitability of existing business environment in Pakistan for application of sharia based financing. Opinion survey of finance professionals, Islamic Bankers, entrepreneurs and academicians is conducted through questionnaire. Findings suggest number of hurdles including dominance of conventional banking, earnings manipulation by firms, higher taxes, weaker auditing, lack of trust and confidence in the abilities of Musharaka partners, riskiness of Musharaka and inability of conventional financial reporting framework to ensure transparency, are in the way of popularity of Musharaka financing. Increased awareness, new products development, capacity building of IFIs, reforms in financial reporting framework and strengthening audit institution, might be helpful in implementation of Musharaka financing