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Islamic vs. Conventional Banking In Afghanistan

Askarzada, Ahmad Reshad - 2018

Banking is one of the most responsive businesses all over the world. Banks play an important role in the economy and are considered as the backbone of an economy in every country and Afghanistan is no exclusion. Banks are keeper to the assets of the general masses. The banking sector plays a...

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Islamic Financial Institutions, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Risk Disclosure in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Abdallah, Abed Al-Nasser - 2015

Using content analysis we evaluate the determinants of corporate risk disclosure in a sample of 424 publicly traded firms in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. We hypothesize that corporate risk disclosure will be lower in Islamic financial institutions when compared to conventional...

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Islamic Financial Services Act (IFSA) 2013 and the Sharīʿah-compliance requirement of the Islamic finance industry in Malaysia

In: ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance 10 (2018) 1, pp. 94-101

financial institutions (IFIs) in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach The study is a qualitative-based research. It uses … in Malaysia. Findings It is found that the Central Bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia, has attempted to develop a … comprehensive framework of Sharīʿah governance for IFIs in Malaysia. The framework governs the practice of the industry, covers …

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Proposed models for unit trust waqf and the parameters for their application

In: ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance 11 (2019) 1, pp. 62-81

Purpose: This paper aims to present the viability of unit trust waqf (Islamic endowment) as an alternative asset class for waqf creation. Design/methodology/approach - This paper starts with the conceptual exploration of the literature in the areas of waqf. The sources of the literature cover...

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