The study aims at analyzing the current state of the SMEs sector in three Arab countries, Egypt, Jordan
and Bahrain; therefore, we adopt descriptive and analytical approaches. Findings show that SMEs sector plays
a vital ...
This conceptual paper is provoked by two interrelated queries. (a) Did Islamic finance industry adopt the
wrong banking structure by choosing commercial banking as its core structure? (b) Does riba prohibition requires
nuanced ...
Ghauri, Shahid Mohammad Khan; Masood, Omar; Javaria, Kiran(2019-12-01)
The tenacity of this paper is to understand the concept of ‘relative efficiency’ as an alternative measure to
assess bank performance, and to investigate the progressive performance of foreign and domestic banks in ...
Measuring efficiency is a critical stage for decision making processes. Although previous studies show
many aspects of Islamic banks that outperform conventional banks, this research investigates the most current
evidence ...
This study aims to explore the application of Murabaha contracts in agricultural sector. The study was
conducted at Islamic microfinance institution namely Islamic Financial Services Cooperative (IFSC) Al-Hikmah
located ...
Islamic finance ecosystem could leverage from blockchain technology in order to improve business
processes and streamline operations. The characteristics and conditions of blockchain are in alignment with the
principles ...
the E&Y global report on Takaful industry, it has been observed consecutively that an ineffective
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is among the top five business risks of the Takaful Industry. The present
study has been ...
This study is a strict attempt to determine the relationship between economic growth and performance of
Islamic banks in few selected Muslim countries from 2014 to 2016. The macroeconomic components that were taken
into ...