The twentieth first century has witnessed resurgence in the observance of fundamental Islamic practices around the world. With it’s significant potential and competitive form of financial intermediation, Islamic finance and banking has emerged and experiencing rapid expansion. However, it...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between Islamic bank margin (BM) and its determinants. It also compares the BM behavior of Islamic and conventional banks in the Indonesian dual banking system. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs a time series...

The purpose of the paper is to examine the rationale of current institutional and governance structure and the roles of various public and private agencies involved in this process. The paper found that drawn by lucrative profits the industry has attracted many entrants which intensify...

Literatures on financial development and economic growth nexus have rapidly grown. Over more than a decade, research topics have been extended to a wider nexus of financial sector development-economic growth-and poverty alleviation. Regarding to the topic, access to finance becomes an important...

An increase in world oil prices has forced the government of Indonesia to run a larger budget deficit to finance energy subsidies. Between 2000 and 2011, Indonesia burnt 61 per cent of oil and gas revenues to fuel and electricity subsidies. These subsidies worsen income distribution in Indonesia...