through Islamic microfinance and assessment of the status of financial inclusion in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM …This report was prepared as part of the World Bank engagement in the Philippines to support Islamic Finance and … Financial Inclusion. It provides an overview on the context for the development of Islamic finance in the Philippines and is …

This paper studies the role of morality in the decision to repay debts. Using a field experiment with a large Islamic … message that cites an Islamic religious text and states that "non-repayment of debts by someone who is able to repay is an …, sending either a simple reminder or an Islamic quote that is unrelated to debt repayment has no effect on the share of …

information on how Islamic finance has been applied in infrastructure projects through public-private partnership (PPP) schemes …, what the structural challenges and solutions are, and what can be done to deepen and maximize the use of Islamic finance … for this purpose. This report has two broad dimensions. The first is to enhance the understanding of Islamic finance …

Islamic finance is a fast-booming segment of global finance. Serving a core population of 1.8 billion Muslims world … social financing needs. The global fintech revolution is having a similar impact for Islamic finance through the evolution of … a nascent Islamic fintech ecosystem. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the global developments in the area of …

The main purpose of this report is to explore the role Islamic finance has played in furthering financial inclusion in … Malaysia, with a view to drawing key lessons of experience. Given Malaysia's success in the development of Islamic finance …, these lessons will be useful to policy makers and regulators in other Islamic finance jurisdictions as they make efforts to …

to achieve this goal. This report presents a perspective from Islamic finance on how shared prosperity can be enhanced …. The theoretical framework for economic development by Islamic economics and finance is based on four fundamental pillars …: (i) an institutional framework and public policy oriented to the development objectives of Islam; (ii) prudent governance …

mobilized if the world is to succeed in meeting its targets. Thus, the potential for Islamic finance to play a role in … supporting the Sustainable Development Goals is explored in this paper. Given the principles of Islamic finance that support … socially inclusive and development promoting activities, the Islamic financial sector has the potential to contribute to the …

the demand and supply for Islamic banking products (both asset and liability products as well as other banking services …) in the SME sector in Pakistan. This report on Pakistan reveals a new to bank Islamic funding and depository opportunity … banks due to religious reasons. In order to reach out to SMEs demanding Islamic products, and as part of IFC's initiative to …

knowledge in this area. In response to growing market demand, IFC has recently enhanced its advisory services to include Islamic … market. Indeed, the NBKR is already looking at the possibility of putting regulations for Islamic banking in place. The study …