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...
In the August 2016 issue of ISFIRE, we started with a one-pager to introduce standardisation of notation in Islamic economics, banking and finance (IEBF)....
YERLAN ALIMZHANULY BAIDAULET
DIRECTOR GENERAL ISLAMIC ORGANIZATION FOR FOOD SECURITY (OIC SPECIALIZED INSTITUTION)
Your Excellency, you have been instrumental in bringing a lot of change in...
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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...
Muhammed Ikram Thowfeek
- Founder Of Mit Global &Amp; First Global Academy-
CHAMPIONING ISLAMIC FINANCE
With 30 years of industry experience under his belt, Muhammed Ikram Thowfeek,...
Amer Bukvic
Amer Bukvic, CEO of Bosna Bank International (BBI) received his bachelor’s degree from the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur (1996) and his...
YOUSUF HUSSAIN - PRESIDENT & CEO, FAYSAL BANK LIMITED
An exclusive interview with the President and CEO of Faysal Bank, Yousaf Hussain, in recognition of...
"Mughees Shaukat is a renowned global financial/Islamic strategist, policy adviser and pioneer Head of Islamic Finance in the CBFS, under the Central Bank of...
CEO - BankIslami Pakistan
Please tell us about your background in banking and finance and how you became involved in Islamic banking.
I started my career...
PROFESSOR DR BAMBANG SUDIBYO - CHAIRMAN, BAZNAS
This is a rare opportunity for our global leadership to learn directly from someone who pioneered institutionalisation of...
