By Camille Paldi Abstract: The practice of Islamic finance is a niche and under-represented segment of the financing sector in the United States due to various reasons. However, practitioners have still managed to create a strong presence in the areas of home financing, asset management, and investing, and have dabbled in the areas of takaful […]
By Saad Ashraf Qureshi, M. Ishaq Nausherwani & Salman Ahmed Shaikh Abstract Banking sector is one of the most dominant financial institutions in Pakistan. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the performance of commercial banks in Pakistan by using a sample consisting of twenty-four commercial banks on quarterly basis over […]
By Ibrahim, Mohammed LawalMustapha, Alhaji Bukar Abstract This paper seeks to examine the role of Islamic bond (sukuk) in petroleum infrastructural development in Nigeria. The paper used a non-discounting method of project analysis (the payback period) to analyze 15,000 bpd modular refineries in six states spread across the oil producing areas. The project is […]
By Huma Mahmood, Rusni Hassan Syed Ahmed Salman Abstract Islamic microfinance institutions (IMFIs) have had their roots in India originating as far back as 1918. It is founded on the principle which prohibits interest and hence is a form of non-interest microfinance to the poor. It also provides micro-credit services through Shari’ah compliant […]
By Ibraheem Alani AbdulKareem, AbdulFattah AbdulGaniyy, Mohd Sadad bin Mahmud & Ahmad Shukri Yazid Abstract Poverty and inequality are global phenomena that have increased in recent times. The condition of poverty is alarming at global level as it was reported that some 57million children were out of school. Hence Ahmad and Hassan (2015) posit […]
By Md. Abdul Jalil Abstract The study aims to compare and critically evaluate the stock screening practices between Bangladesh and Malaysia. The study is descriptive in nature. Secondary data is utilized and collected from the books, standards, journal articles and relevant publications. It is found that exchanges of both countries differ in formulating ratios, denominators, […]
By MohdMa’SumBillah, PhD Abstract For a sustainable growth of the sukuk industry, among the prime concerns is to ensure a confidence among investors by protecting them against any catastrophe and that is, why sukuk is issued as a safeguard for investors and beneficiaries. The common phenomena is that, in any sukuk structure, be one sovereign, […]
By Dr. Mohammed Nawaz [al-Hasani] ABSTRACT Back ground of the article:The Islamic banking system is growing day by day in the market of the world. There are many Shariah tools applied by Islamic banking to solve the problems of their clients but some of these tools are disputed among the classical jurists. The article is […]
By Camille Silla Paldi ABSTRACT It is time for the Islamic finance industry to create a unique and independent dispute resolution mechanism equipped with standardized legal contracts in order to modernize and harmonize dispute resolution across the Islamic finance industry. This brief article explores what went wrong with the Dana Gas Sukuk and […]
By Uzair Ashraf Usmani Abstract With the growing use of financial services in international trade, the importance of bill discounting is not beyond comprehension. It is undoubtedly one of the most important tools of trade financing. Now, it has become very easy for importers and exporters to sale any product to a complete stranger anywhere […]