This paper measures and compares the cost, revenue and profit efficiency of 43 Islamic and 37 conventional banks over the period 1990-2005 in 21 countries using Data Envelopment Analysis. It assesses the average and overtime efficiency of those banks based on their size, age, and region using...

Sukuk securities have similar features with conventional bonds. The financial press has, however, inappropriately referred to Sukuk as Islamic bonds. This paper investigates Sukuk securities empirically by first examining the yields to maturities of Sukuk securities and conventional bonds of...

This paper discusses on the development of corporate governance in selected countries, systems of corporate governance adopted, convergence of corporate governance practices towards internationally accepted practices and initiatives undertaken to ensure effective corporate governance practices....

"The standardization of Islamic financial products is currently evolving, both for Islamic derivatives & hedging methods and for Islamic bonds (Sukuk) and the process of standardization is expected to start soon also for other Islamic instruments. Islamic capital markets, and Islamic finance in...