This paper examines the informational market efficiency in the Islamic and conventional markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. It aims to investigate whether Islamic markets would be more or less efficient than the conventional ones. Findings indicate that both Dow Jones Islamic...

In Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Islamic banks operate side-by-side with conventional banks. Both their operations are based on their own principles and frameworks although some regulations might overlap with each other. This study aims to explore the impact of fair value accounting on...

Purpose - This paper aims to determine whether Islamic banks (IBs) and conventional banks (CBs) in Tunisia are distinguishable from one another based on financial characteristics during the 2005-2014 period covering the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) and the 2011 Tunisian revolution....