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Poverty alleviation via microfinance using the concept of mudharabah

Abdul Manap, Sarah Hanna; Siththi, Fareeda; Long, She; Muneeza, Aishath (2017)

Poverty has been a long outstanding crisis at global scale and poverty alleviation has become one of the primary national developmental agendas. Conventional microfinance programmes have received growing attentions due to its capability to improve standard of living and social inclusiveness. Arguably,

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Do we need bigger Islamic banks? An assessment of bank stability

Ibrahim, Mansor H.; Rizvi, Syed Aun R. (2017)

In this paper, we evaluate from the stability point of view whether Islamic banks shouldstay small or should be bigger. More specifically, in relating bank stability to bank size, weexamine potential non-linear effects of size on bank soundness and the roles regulationplays in strengthening or weakening

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Islamic banking in Malaysia: the changing landscape

Abdul Kareem, Mohamed Ariff (2017)

The banking industry in Malaysia is dominated by conventional banks, with Islamic banks accounting for roughly one-fifth. In addition, the Islamic banking sector is overwhelmingly in the hands of conventional banks, thanks to their Islamic subsidiaries which outnumber the "wholesome" Islamic

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The bank lending channel of monetary policy transmission in a dual banking system

Ibrahim, Mansor H. (2017)

This paper examines the impact of monetary policy on bank lending in a dual banking system, i.e. Malaysia. Making use of an unbalanced panel data set of 38 Islamic and conventional banks covering mostly 2001-2014, we find evidence that variations in monetary policy affect lending growth of Islamic banks