Risk analysis for Islamic banks /

Islamic finance is emerging as a rapidly growing part of the financial sector in the Islamic world and is not restricted to Islamic countries, but is spreading wherever there is a sizable Muslim community. According to some estimates, more than 250 financial institutions in over 45 countries practic...

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Main Authors: Greuning, Hennie van (Author), Iqbal, Zamir (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008.
Series:World Bank e-Library.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword-Kenneth G. Lay; Foreword-Dr. Shamshad Akhtar; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part One: Principles and Key Stakeholders; Box 1.1 Principles of an Islamic Financial System; Table 1.1 Development of Islamic Economics and Finance in Modern History; Table 2.1 Theoretical Balance Sheet of an Islamic Bank Based on Maturity Profile and Functionality; Table 2.2 Sources and Application of Funds; Figure 2.1 Contracts and Instruments; Table 2.3 Size of Islamic Financial Institutions in 1999; Figure 3.1 Partnership in Corporate Governance of Banks.