Critical Issues and Challenges in Islamic Economics and Finance Development

Velid Efendić, Fikret Hadžić, Hylmun Izhar, Velid Efendi?, Fikret Hadži?, Hylmun Izhar

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9783319450292
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Public Finance
• Index: Economics

This book explores contemporary issues and trends facing Islamic banks, businesses and economies as presented at the International Conference of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance. The authors leverage current empirical research and statistics to provide unique and fresh perspectives on the changing world of Islamic finance. They focus specifically on to the implementation of Islamic financial instruments and services in global capital markets and how their success can be evaluated. Chapters feature case studies from all over the world including examples from Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Kingdom, to name a few. The breadth and immediacy of the researchpresented by the authorswill appeal to practitioners and scholars alike. The global outlook and rich data-based approach adopted in this book guarantee that it is a timely and valuable addition to the field of Islamic finance.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Contents
• Notes on Contributors
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1: How Do Sovereign Sukuk Impact on the Economic Growth of Developing Countries? An Analysis of the Infrastructure Sector
• 2: No Way Out for Sukuk Illiquidity? Proposing a Primary Dealer System for the Sukuk Market
• 3: The Possibility of the Application of an Early Warning Sign System into the Quality Management System of a Credit Portfolio...
• 4: A Look at Cash Waqfs as Islamic Financial Institutions and Instruments
• 5: The Implementation of Islamic Financial Services in Afghanistan: A Case Study
• 6: All-Weather Financial Portfolio Optimization with Islamic Constraints and Risk Minimization
• 7: The Usefulness of Financial Ratios in Discriminating Between Healthy and Distressed Companies: The Case of an Islamic Bank
• 8: The Empowerment of Women in Islamic Economies: The Bosnia and Herzegovina Experience with a Focus on Business Problems in a Woman's Small Entrepreneurship
• 9: Business Model and Operational Efficiency of Microfinance in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lessons for Islamic Microfinance
• 10: A Brief Analysis of the Expected and Non-expected Outcomes from the Application of the Rome I Regulation in the European Zone in Light of Islamic Cross-Border Transactions
• Index