Prohibitions of interest and interest based income, proscribed by the Shariah law, have forced the Islamic banks and other financial institutions to develop special models of financing. Author examines the legal nature of various financial arrangements offered by the Islamic banks which could be...

The argument that modern economies cannot function without interest is examined in detail. We show that Islamic alternatives to interest, which vary with the context and the type of loan, provide adequate substitutes. Interest based institutions lead to many types of difficulties both practical...

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on comparison of econometric models for development planning in Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and syrian Arab Republic - discusses planning elements in general, and reviews experiences with a view to modelling alternatives for other Arab country. Bibliography and...

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on trends, problems and priority areas for population, employment and development planning in Arab country - covers sectoral and occupational structure, underemployment, labour migration in the Arab region, human resources planning, the role of woman workers,...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on ways to compensate the home countries of migrant workers for loss of labour force and brain drain - discusses the situation in Arab country, and constitutes part of a WEP research project on migration for employment. References and statistical tables.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on labour shortage problems and dependency on immigration in capital-rich Arab country, analysing patterns and processes of labour mobility in the Middle East - assesses the implications for importing and for supplying countries, speculates on future trends in...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on a case study of the impact of international migration movements on the labour market in Egypt and Sudan - includes general information on economic conditions, human capital, population, employment and labour demand, examines the effects of emigration and...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on labour market trends and employment creation in the service sector in Arab country - discusses economic development, urbanization, labour force participation of woman workers, emigration, the informal sector, etc. Bibliography pp. 57 and 58, and statistical tables.

Assesses developments in short-term international migration of Bangladeshi to Arab and other countries in the period 1976 to 2003. Considers opportunities in finding employment, contrasted by issues of exploitation and basic labour rights.