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Readiness assessment of Islamic micro‐finance institution to implement micro‐insurance concept (case of Iran)
Saleh Torkestani, Mohammad; Ahadi, Pari - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 1 (2008) 3, pp. 249-261
included 30 experts working as top managers in 15 selected Iranian MFIs (consisting of banks, finance and credit institutes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014826469
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The control of the Shari'a Supervisory Board in the Islamic financial institutions
Nathan Garas, Samy - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 5 (2012) 1, pp. 8-24
Purpose – The Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) maintain better control over their transactions than conventional financial institutions (CFIs) through the existence of Shari'a Supervisory Board (SSB) and Shari'a Control Department (SCD). The purpose of this paper is to highlight the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014826545
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Scales and technical efficiencies in Middle East and North African (MENA) micro financial institutions
Kabir Hassan, M.; Sanchez, Benito; Ngene, Geoffrey - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 5 (2012) 2, pp. 157-170
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate technical and scales efficiencies of MFIs in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries in provision of financial services. This study also aims at tracing the source of inefficiencies. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014826554
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Readiness assessment of Islamic micro-finance institution to implement micro-insurance concept (case of Iran)
Torkestani, Mohammad Saleh; Ahadi, Pari - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 1 (2008) September, pp. 249-261
included 30 experts working as top managers in 15 selected Iranian MFIs (consisting of banks, finance and credit institutes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005002508
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The control of the Shari'a Supervisory Board in the Islamic financial institutions
Garas, Samy Nathan - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 5 (2012) April, pp. 8-24
Purpose – The Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) maintain better control over their transactions than conventional financial institutions (CFIs) through the existence of Shari'a Supervisory Board (SSB) and Shari'a Control Department (SCD). The purpose of this paper is to highlight the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010551566
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Scales and technical efficiencies in Middle East and North African (MENA) micro financial institutions
Hassan, M. Kabir; Sanchez, Benito; Ngene, Geoffrey - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 5 (2012) June, pp. 157-170
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate technical and scales efficiencies of MFIs in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries in provision of financial services. This study also aims at tracing the source of inefficiencies. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010553328
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Impact of financial liberalization and foreign bank entry on Islamic banking performance
Hassan, M. Kabir; Sanchez, Benito; Safa, M. Faisal - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) March, pp. 7-42
performance of domestic Islamic banks, and credit availability to the private sector. Design/methodology/approach – The authors … the number of domestic Islamic banks in each period is used to weight the observations in the regressions to correct for … varying number of bank observations in each country. Findings – The results indicate that foreign Islamic banks, on average …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814662
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Iran's post-war financial system
Moayedi, Vafa; Aminfard, Matin - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 5 (2012) August, pp. 264-281
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to provide solid examination of Iran's Islamic financial system and its development after the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is conducted by using financial data over the period 1993-2007 as solid data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814670
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Foreign ownership and bank performance metrics in Saudi Arabia
Abraham, Abraham - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) March, pp. 43-50
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the performance metrics of Saudi banks against the background of the proportion of … analysis of small samples. The current study looks at a population of ten publicly traded banks in Saudi Arabia over a two …, the evidence provided in this paper shows that while banks with foreign ownership are indeed more aggressive in terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814671
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The assessment of e-banking readiness in Jordan
Salhieh, Loay; Abu-Doleh, Jamal; Hijazi, Nada - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 4 (2011) November, pp. 325-342
banks' readiness for providing e-banking services in Jordan. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire-based data … that can assess e-banking readiness: perceptions of bankers, perceptions of customers, and IT infrastructure in banks … comprehensive framework to gauge banks' readiness to offer e-banking services. Also, it suggests that future work could entail …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814677