Keynote & Speech

Towards a comprehensive development of Islamic finance: based on Islam as a complete way of life

Alhabshi, Syed Othman (2017)

The slides highlight: 1) the development of Islamic banking and finance in Malaysia; 2) problem of over emphasizing banking and finance and ignoring economics; 3) Islamic economics objectives; 4) development of Islamic economics as a field of knowledge....

Keynote & Speech

Sacralising finance: risk-sharing Islamic finance

Mirakhor, Abbas; Ng, Adam Boon Ka; Dewandaru, Ginanjar; Abdul Hamid, Baharom (2017)

Finance can be thought of as an engine of transformation and intermediation that bridges gaps between financial surplus and deficit units, between now and the future and between certainty of now and uncertainty of the future. It transforms value through maturity and risk transformation. This crucial...

Keynote & Speech

Why the World needs the risk sharing philosophy of Islamic capital markets

Bacha, Obiyathulla Ismath (2017)

The slides highlight: 1) series of global financial crises; 2) risk transfer narrative; 3) relationship of debt and religion; 4) risk sharing contracts of Islamic finance....

Keynote & Speech

Avoiding the debt trap: funding development infrastructure with risk sharing sukuk

Bacha, Obiyathulla Ismath (2017)

The slides highlight: 1) funding growth without debt; 2) risk sharing contracts of Islamic finance; 3) issue and challenges....