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Islamic Banking Regulation and Supervision : Survey Results and Challenges
Song, Inwon - 2015
The growing presence of Islamic banking needs to be accompanied by the development of effective regulation and supervision. This paper examines the results of the survey conducted by the International Monetary Fund to document international experiences and country practices related to legal and...
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Banking in a Steady State of Low Growth and Interest Rates
Chen, Qianying - 2018
curves and an inability to offer deposit rates significantly below zero combine to compress bank earnings in this environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910355
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The Net Stable Funding Ratio : Impact and Issues for Consideration
Gobat, Jeanne - 2014
As part of Basel III reforms, the NSFR is a new prudential liquidity rule aimed at limiting excess maturity transformation risk in the banking sector and promoting funding stability. The revised package has been issued for public consultation with a plan of making the rule binding in 2018. This...
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What's in it for Me? A Primer on Differences between Islamic and Conventional Finance in Malaysia
Krasicka, Olga - 2012
What attracts conventional investors to Islamic financial instruments? We answer this question by comparing Malaysian Islamic and conventional security prices and their response to macrofinancial factors. Our analysis suggests that Islamic and conventional bond and equity prices are driven by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013102256
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Cooperative and Islamic Banks : What Can They Learn from Each Other?
Al-Muharrami, Saeed M. - 2013
efficiency concerns implied by Shari'ah constraints. Greater risk sharing among cooperative bank stakeholders, using mechanisms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013075547
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Islamic Finance, Consumer Protection, and Financial Stability
Lukonga, Inutu - 2015
Consumer protection and financial literacy are essential pillars of a well functioning and stable financial system. As the global financial crisis demonstrated, inadequate attention to consumer protection and financial literacy can lead to financial instability. Though Shari'ah principles...
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Is Islamic Banking Good for Growth?
Imam, Patrick A. - 2015
The rapid growth of Islamic banking has attracted much attention lately in the economic literature. At the same time, a mature body of the literature has shown that financial development is broadly conducive to economic growth, which raises the question as to whether a similar conclusion holds...
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Are Islamic Banks More Resilient During Financial Panics?
Farooq, Moazzam - 2015
. Using data from Pakistan, where Islamic and conventional banks co-exist, we compare these banks during a financial panic …. Our results show that Islamic bank branches are less prone to deposit withdrawals during financial panics, both … unconditionally and after controlling for bank characteristics. The Islamic branches of banks that have both Islamic and conventional …
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Resolution Frameworks for Islamic Banks
Awadzi, Elsie Addo - 2016
Islamic banking is growing rapidly and its potential impact on global financial stability cannot be underestimated. International standards for resolving banks have evolved after the global financial crisis, culminating in the Financial Stability Board's ('FSB') Key Attributes of Effective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012999748
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Basel Compliance and Financial Stability : Evidence from Islamic Banks
Bitar, Mohammad - 2017
stability of conventional banks. The findings support the effective role of BCP standards in improving bank stability, whose …
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