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Hisbah and the promotion of ethical business practices: A reflection for the shari'ah implementing states in Nigeria
Dogarawa, Ahmad Bello - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) March, pp. 51-63
Nigeria. The aim is to correct the erroneous impression that the institution is meant only to serve spiritual and social … and fraud, has made many people in Nigeria mistake it for an institution whose primary occupation is to prevent and … of shari'ah implementing states in Nigeria therefore is to maximally exploit hisbah's economic role in view of its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814674
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Islamic financing/banking in the Nigerian economy: Is it workable? A review of related issues and prospects
Obiyo, Ofurum Clifford - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 1 (2008) September, pp. 227-234
laws according to the dictates of Islam. This will not be easy in Nigeria, given her multi-religious nature. The most …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of Islamic banking in Nigeria, against the backdrop of … Islamic banking in Nigeria would require: re-shaping the society, restructuring of the economic system and re-framing of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005002513
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Islamic financing/banking in the Nigerian economy
Clifford Obiyo, Ofurum - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 1 (2008) 3, pp. 227-234
laws according to the dictates of Islam. This will not be easy in Nigeria, given her multi‐religious nature. The most …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of Islamic banking in Nigeria, against the backdrop of … Islamic banking in Nigeria would require: re‐shaping the society, restructuring of the economic system and re‐framing of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014826467
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Hisbah and the promotion of ethical business practices
Bello Dogarawa, Ahmad - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 51-63
Nigeria. The aim is to correct the erroneous impression that the institution is meant only to serve spiritual and social … and fraud, has made many people in Nigeria mistake it for an institution whose primary occupation is to prevent and … of shari'ah implementing states in Nigeria therefore is to maximally exploit hisbah's economic role in view of its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014826567
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Performance indicators of banks in a total Islamic banking system: the case of Sudan
Eljelly, Abuzar M.A.; Elobeed, Ahmed Abdelgadir - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) May, pp. 142-155
banking system in Sudan. Sudan is among the few economies in which a whole Islamic banking system is in place. Design … as Sudan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814673
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Performance indicators of banks in a total Islamic banking system: the case of Sudan
Eljelly, Abuzar M.A.; Abdelgadir Elobeed, Ahmed - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) 2, pp. 142-155
banking system in Sudan. Sudan is among the few economies in which a whole Islamic banking system is in place. Design … as Sudan.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014826572
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Volatility of the returns and expected losses of Islamic bank financing
Ismal, Rifki - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 3 (2010) August, pp. 267-279
Purpose – The paper attempts to analyze the volatility of returns and expected losses of Islamic bank financing. In particular, it takes the case of Indonesian Islamic banking industry. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses Value at Risk (VaR) approach to compute the volatility (risk)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009245372
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Islamic norms for stock screening: A comparison between the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Islamic Index and the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index
Rahman, Azhar Abdul; Yahya, Mohd Azlan; Nasir, Mohd … - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 3 (2010) August, pp. 228-240
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the criteria used among Islamic Indices, specifically between the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Shari'ah Index (KLSESI) and the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index (DJIM) in screening a permissible company for investment purposes. The two...
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Global financial crisis: an Islamic finance perspective
Ahmed, Adel - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 3 (2010) November, pp. 306-320
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidences on the impact of financial shocks on the Islamic banks vis-a-vis the conventional banks. Based on the Malaysian experience over two major financial crises, namely the 1997 Asian financial crisis and 2007 financial crisis,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009245375
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Exploring corporate social responsibility disclosure: the case of Islamic banks
Hassan, Abul; Harahap, Sofyan Syafri - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 3 (2010) August, pp. 203-227
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether any discrepancy exists between the corporate social activities disclosed in the annual reports of Islamic banks and the corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure index which has been developed based on the Islamic business ethics...
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