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...
SARDOR KOSHNAZAROV- Managing Director Silk Capital
ISFIRE 2021 has a new format for Personality Interviews. From the February issue, we shall include 15 questions to...
DR VELID EFENDIC(1981-2021)
Dr Velid Efendic was an Associate Professor in the School of Economics and Business at the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
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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...
Roslina Abdul Rahman Managing Director, Amundi Islamic Malaysia
What kind of education did you have when you were growing up?
I spent 11 years of my...
Salim Rashid Ali Al Maharbi, Acting Chief Financial Officer at Bank Nizwa, has 22 years of banking experience with domestic and international bank. Prior...
Obeid Ruff
Why The West Cannot Afford To Miss The Islamic Finance Movement
Obeid Ruff is an Attorney and Forensic Auditor at Najd Consultants. He is...
Mujtaba Khalid - head Of Islamic Finance Centre At Bahrain Institute Of Banking & Finance (Bibf)
ISFIRE Personalities are leading men and women drawn from...
Iyad Asali-general Manager Islamic International Arab Bank, Jordan
ISFIRE has global distribution and our readers come from all over the world; please tell us about...
Interview With Khalid Ferdous HowladarKhalid Ferdous Howladar, Managing Director & Founder Of Acreditus
WHAT WAS YOUR EARLIEST AMBITION?
Actually, it was to be an Architect. I...
Ahmed Khalaf Ahmed Al Otaiba
ISFIRE has global distribution and our readers come from all over the world; please tell us about your personal approach...