Continued Innovation For Market Relevance And Future Growth
Introduction
Like its conventional counterpart, the Islamic finance sector has had to withstand numerous challenges over the years, most...
This year’s theme of Developing a Distinct and Independent Value Proposition for Islamic Finance (DIVPIF) is GIFR’s boldest yet. Almost half a century since...
Within the conventional responsible finance bond market, a series of labels has been developed to categories issuances of responsible finance bonds. The label used...
MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT ANYTHING SHARI’A-COMPLIANT IS AUTOMATICALLY ETHICAL AS WELL. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO NEED FOR A SEPARATE EMPHASIS ON ETHICS IN ACTIVITIES...
Introduction
The issue of information asymmetry is a predominant concern in the financial intermediation world. Information asymmetry can result in exploitation, misselling (deceptive practices) of...
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A Possible Existential Crises
Introduction
Most countries of the world have committed to achieving the sustainable developmental goals (SDGs) launched by the United Nations in 2015,...
Post-COVID Policy of Bank Indonesia
Relevance of Moral Values and Halal Sectors in an Islamic Economy
The performance of Islamic economy sector and Islamic financial institutions...
Introduction
When the world is facing twin hazards: health and exacerbated economic uncertainties, desperation is surging to either come out or adjust to the new...
After the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) almost a decade ago, many extraordinary transformations have taken place in the global financial system. A novel coronavirus,...
Ribawi Commodities
If gold, silver, wheat, barley, dates and salt are Ribawi commodities, does it mean other commodities are non-Ribawi?
If gold, silver, wheat, barley, dates...
One important requirement found in regulatory requirements in most jurisdictions is the establishment of a Committee of Shari‘ah expert by Takaful Operators (TO). Depending...
HIS EXCELLENCY AHMED OSMAN ALIGOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF DJIBOUTI
ISFIRE has over the last 10 year featured some of the most distinguished political...
Luisa Evaristo
Luisa Evaristo is the Chief Risk Officer of Etiqa Insurance & Takaful and member of the Senior Executive Committee of Maybank Ageas Holdings...
The phenomenon of philanthropy is dynamic and complex involving different values and activities brought together to produce such a system. Waqf is one example...
Why it matters for Islamic Financial Institutions
Ownership of enterprises has evolved over the years, from investor-owned enterprises, and customer-owned enterprises to employee-owned enterprises. Besides...
BackgroundPoverty is a global issue, and not a national one. However, the issue runs deeper in the developing and underdeveloped countries but even the...
The current pandemic has pushed governments, policymakers, and academicians worldwide to rethink possibilities of designing new financing instruments for socioeconomic development. The COVID-19 pandemic...
Introduction
For decades, conventional banks have used standard pre-packaged software systems to meet their every-day operations. Shari’a-compliant banking has added to the requirements made on...
Introduction
There is now a growing realization that Islamic finance needs to be considered seriously and deserves a level playing field with its conventional counterpart....
Introduction
This section seeks to highlight various aspects of international tax planning that should be considered as Islamic finance continues to grow from a niche...
Introduction
As the global economy teeters on the brink of recovery or possible lapse into continued recession, the way in which the Islamic financial industry...
Introduction
North America, Canada and the United States in particular, have some of the world’s most heavily regulated financial systems. Turmoil in United States markets...
Islamic finance: The next phase in Africa’s financial revolution
With a predominant Muslim population of 490.92 million Africa holds a promising growth opportunity for Islamic...
Islamic banking and financial services currently has a presence in over 75 countries worldwide; these include the secular countries of Europe, North America and...
