Islamic banks operate under different principles than conventional ones and the most important purpose of the Islamic finance is the establishment of justice between the different parts of the transactions. And thus by the elimination of all form of immoral exploitation in business transaction...

This paper provides new evidence on the influence of macroeconomic, legal and cultural factors on the Islamic banking development, using date from 29 OIC countries over the period of 2005-2011. Using both OLS and GLS method of estimations we have find that as with conventional finance,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the effects of Islamic financial development and conventional financial development on the economic growth for five GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar Saudi Arabia and UAE).Design/Methodology/Approach – Using generalized least squares, OLS...

This paper provides new evidence on the influence of macroeconomic, legal and cultural factors on the Islamic banking development, using date from 29 OIC countries over the period of 2005-2011. Using both OLS and GLS method of estimations we have find that as with conventional finance,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the income structure of Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and to explore the effect of the diversification of banks' earning on risks that may harm these latter. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from...