This paper tries to offer a design of the most suitable role of BRI in the system of the Indonesian Cash Waqf House, which will be established as soon as the supporting, proposed National Act is approved by the House of Representatives3. The idea is developed from some of our previous research...

Laboratory of Management Faculty of Economics, University of Padjadjaran (LMFE Unpad) is one of the units with fully supported by Faculty of Economics, University of Padjadjaran. LMFE provides services in research, training, management and business consultancy. Major problems of LMFE are the...

Women are the most active participants in family businesses. Hence, there is a hypothesis about indirect correlation among microfinance sectors, family empowerment, and women’s welfare in developing countries. Based on that hypothesis, the Cash Waqf Management System (Masyita 2006) has chosen...

This research tries to offer a design of the cash waqf management system in a system dynamics model. The Cash Waqf Management is expected to become one of the alternative instruments for the poverty alleviation programs in Indonesia. These programs require huge amount of fund that cannot be...

This research tries to find out the potency of Islamic Voluntary Sector as financial instrument to alleviate the poverty in Indonesia. This research also tries to offer a computer simulation based approach design of the cash waqf fund management system and zakah fund as a part of Islamic...

The aim of this paper is to examine the demand factors for microfinance services in Indonesia consisting of the understandings, perceptions and preferences of 581 micro finance institutions (MFIs) clients of four MFIs— two Islamic (BMT and BPRS) and two conventional (BRI and BPR). The results...

The purpose of this research is to investigate factors that determine Commercial Bank’s Performance and Profitability, especially among Provincial Government’s Banks and Private Non-Foreign Exchange Banks in Indonesia for the period of 1993-2000. Return on Assets and Return on Equity were...

This paper tries to observe the cost structure in two prominent Islamic banks in Indonesia. The Bank’s cost structures are viewed in many ways such as operational and non-operational costs, and fund costs and non-fund costs. The study employed descriptive analysis to explain the data...

The aim of this paper is to observe the cost structure in two prominent sharia banks in Indonesia. The Bank’s cost comprises of many cost components such as operational and non-operational costs. The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics to explain the data characteristics from...

The aim of this paper is to investigate small businesses financing in Indonesia. Many programs in financing small businesses have been undertaken through some collaboration between banks, government, other related parties. The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics to explain the...