"From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this comprehensive reference work covers the monetary systems of 203 countries and four confederations. An introductory chapter explains the arrangement of the information and the conventions that are used for spelling, foreign diction and uncommon monetary symbols...

Introduction -- The economic system -- Financial contracting and riba (interest) -- Financial instruments -- Financial intermediation -- The Islamic financial system -- Islamic financial services industry -- Capital markets -- Financial engineering -- Risk management of Islamic financial...