The Islamic Finance Country Index (IFCI) is a composite ranking that reflects the state of IBF in different countries. More importantly, it highlights the...
AFGHANISTAN
Islamic banking and finance in Afghanistan remains meagre although there is a definite focus on primary sectors. The Agricultural Development Fund (ADF), set up...
Introduction
Islamic banking and finance (IBF) has emerged over the past couple of decades as a force to be reckoned with – an increasingly important...
Introduction
Islamic banking is growing at an exponential rate, and competitive pressures have coerced existing conventional banks to enter into such territories where Islamic banking...
Introduction
The flow of capital around the globe is a major determinant of economic activity within countries and sectors. As the barriers to the flow...
Rethinking Sukuk While Leaping Forward
As 2014 unfolds, global investors are waiting anxiously for nerve-racking volatility and uncertainty in the world economy to settle at...
Introduction
There is always something incomprehensible about structured products to investors, and none more evident than with securitization, generally viewed by investors in the Middle...
