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...
The reason behind the recent financial crisis was the failure of corporate governance, resulting in financial institutions suffering heavy losses. Regulators should always make...
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...
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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...
Waqf has historically played a crucial role in poverty alleviation and socio-economic development throughout the Islamic civilization. The period of colonization in the mid-eighteenth...
Indonesia is a maritime country consisting of thousands of islands, stretching from Sabang to Merauke. As the third most populous country in the world,...
The concept of charity is central in Islamic emphasis on developing a society which is mutually cooperative, cohesive and conducive to voluntarism. The mechanism...
Waqf is a financial charitable instrument established by withholding one’s property or properties (either immovable or movable) to perpetually spend its revenue on fulfilling...
Introduction
Businesses and entrepreneurs shape the economic conditions and opportunities of the world. Over the past few years, a consensus has emerged that business behaviours...
AN ISLAMIC FINANCE PERSPECTIVE
Introduction
The linear economy model is about taking natural resources, processing them for making goods and finishing them as waste. However, the...
Reframing Islamic Finance Architecture and Infrastructures
Introduction
It is widely recognized that the earth, human civilization, and other species are currently going through the epoch of...
