Purpose: Owing to religious and economic preferences in Muslim-dominated countries, middle-income customers are at the heart of banks’ strategic targeting. This study aims to investigate selected middle-income Islamic bank customers from Sylhet, one of Bangladesh’s top religious and...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between capital regulation and risk-taking behavior (financial stability) concerning the impacts of the recent global (COVID-19) crisis and diverse ownership structure. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis uses an unbalanced panel...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the resiliency between conventional banks (CBs) and Islamic banks (IBs) in Bangladesh at the financial crisis, pre-crisis and post-crisis period. Design/methodology/approach Data from 25 banks, 18 CBs and 7 IBs, operating in Bangladesh during the...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the moral aspect of qard (loan) from shariah perspective, and attempts to examine whether each interest-free qard is qualified for the Quranic term qard hasan (loan par excellence )? Also, the study attempts to establish the key constituents of qard hasan...

Purpose: This study aims to show the relationship between competition, financial stability and ownership structure of banks in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses the generalized method of moments (GMM) estimators to generate research...