“Islamic banking and finance refers to financial intermediation in line with sharia principles and Islamic economics. Islamic finance is a prominent example of custom‐tailored ethical financial intermediation which raises a number of legal questions, but also presents...
There are at least 10 million Muslims in Russia, but only four public organizations where they can invest and borrow in compliance with the Quran. Islamic finance is a fast-growing field worldwide, and proponents say it offers both ethical and practical benefits...
Dr. Nejatullah Siddiqi The distinctive nature of Islamic economics is emphasized, based as it is on sharing and cooperation while recognizing the role of self-interest and competition. Compassion, moderation and balance are projected as chief behavioral and social...
My faith and conviction have grown that the umma has actively begun to open up to its true mission represented in Islam, and to realize, despite the various types of colonialist delusion, that Islam is the way of salvation and that the Islamic system is the natural...
Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance speaks at Yurizk’s Business Leadership Coaching Event DUBAI, UAE May 29, 2014 — Ever dreamt of running out of your cubicle, unfurling your wings, and flying off to start your own business? This might be the event for you. Ethica...
DUBAI – Moody's Investors Service has formed a dedicated global Islamic Finance Group (IFG) to meet the growing demand for Islamic finance credit ratings and research, as both Islamic capital markets and Islamic banking continue to register double-digit growth rates....
STC plans to issue SR5 billion sukuk JEDDAH – A large proportion of Saudi project funding is likely to come from the sukuk market in the near future, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, chief executive officer at Saudi Fransi Capital, told MEED. “We haven’t seen a lot of capital...
More MBA programs now offer Islamic finance than ever before. But MBA students are still turning to training institutes for practical knowledge. DUBAI: — while universities around the world quickly add Islamic finance to their MBA programs, students are still turning...
By Kashif-ul-Huda, Cambridge, Massachusetts: A three-day 11th Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance began Friday afternoon on the topic of Takaful & Alternative Cooperative Finance: Challenges & Opportunities. On the first day two papers presented in the...
Cambridge, Massachusetts: A roundtable on “Islamic Finance in India” was organized on April 27, 2014 at Harvard Law School at the conclusion of Eleventh Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance. The roundtable focused on the challenges and opportunities in...