Poverty alleviation initiatives with microfinance under Islamic framework are of recent origin in Bangladesh. This … study was conducted to assess the prospects and challenges of Islamic microfinance programmes in poverty alleviation. The … findings revealed an inelastic demand for Islamic microfinance products over the conventional one. In the absence of Islamic …

recommend Islamic microfinance and its principles that could raise poverty reduction and economic development in the country …. Especially, this paper tries to answer the following questions: Can Islamic microfinance help alleviate poverty? Should Islamic … particular obligation to invest in economic or community development? How does the concept of Islamic microfinance operate to …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to highlight the benefits of starting Islamic microfinance (IMF) in India and the …

This paper aims to explore the determinants of profitability of Islamic banks in Sudan, one of the few countries that … have total Islamic economic and banking systems. Using a sample of Sudanese banks, the paper found that only the internal … structure in Sudan. …

This paper considers the impact of full Islamic shari’ya compliance on developing stock exchanges in their effective … provision of development capital. Evidence from a unique study focussing on the Sudan telecommunications company and its … former than latter markets. While there are firm governance benefits arising from Islamic finance monitoring costs are …

This paper assesses the impact of stock exchange funding in the Shari'ya compliant Islamic economy of Sudan. Evidence … suggests that while Islamic financial instruments have considerable potential in facilitating development finance through their … the Sudan Telecommunications company shows that larger firms able to cross-list elsewhere are likely to choose regional …

Islamic banks relative to conventional banks operating in North African Arab countries, in terms of cost and revenue … (VRS). The sample consists of nine Islamic banks and 11 conventional banks. Findings – The results indicated that Islamic … revenue efficiency score of Islamic bank was less than conventional banks. In terms of cost efficiency, the results varied …

to investigate the implications of using musharakah mode of finance. Design/methodology/approach – Data from Sudan, which … descriptive analysis is provided. The concentration of musharakah in the Sudanese Islamic banks each year is provided so as to …