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Investigating the Additionality of Islamic Blended Financing for Supporting Awqaf Projects

İslam Ekonomisi ve Finansı Dergisi (İEFD), 2023
It is observed that financing revenue generating awqaf projects to serve socio-economic development purposes requires considerations and provides opportunities that are different from those of typical development finance. Notably, the positive impact of these projects fully depends on their ability to generate revenue utilizable for social purposes ...
Yoseph ALSAWADY, Mohamed Cherif EL AMRİ, Mustafa OMAR MOHAMMED   +2 more
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Project Finance Transactions in the Middle East: Focus on Islamic Project Finance

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
This research paper aims to bring out the characteristics of project finance transactions in the Middle East and the growing role of Islamic Finance in these transactions. Drawing from various professional and academic sources, this paper will attempt to describe the advantages as well as shortcomings and aim to show the uniqueness of the capital ...
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Public-Private Partnerships: Islamic Finance in International Project Finance

2011
The purpose of this discussion is to link Islamic finance to something concrete, something which is ultimately about real assets. Two areas in which Spain excels are infrastructure projects and renewable energy installations. Both of these represent very good asset classes for Islamic finance; hence the decision to hold a session to lay out some of the
Jonathan Langton, Cristina Trullols, Abdullah Q. Turkistani   +2 more
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Integrating Islamic and conventional project finance

Thunderbird International Business Review, 1999
AbstractThis article analyzes the traditional modes of Islamic project financing in light of modern financial engineering. The vehicles elaborated include debt, hybrid, and equity instruments. The first category includes the Qardh Hasan (benevolent loan), Murabahah (mark‐up), Ijara (leasing), and Islamic income/revenue bond facilities; the second ...
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Islamic Project Finance and Private Funding Schemes [PDF]

IIUM Journal of Economics and Management, 1998
As governments find it increasingly difficult to finance major projects, private sector companies are becoming involved in electricity generation, telecommunications expansion and infrastructure provision including toll roads, ports and airports. From an Islamic perspective there is no objection to such private provision, indeed the participatory ...
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Trends and Implications of Islamic Project Finance: A Study on the GCC Region

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
The Islamic finance industry, which is based on Sharia, has been growing at a relatively fast pace despite the 2008 global financial crisis. Project finance in the Middle Eastern construction market is witnessing a growing inflow of financial procurement through Islamic finance.
Kwon Hyung Lee, Sung Hyun Son
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Incentive Structure of Financing a Project: An Islamic Finance Approach

2017
Financing is an important component in any project. Without finance, it is impossible to run any project as it is considered the lifeblood of the business. But due to the presence of predetermined rate of interest, economists have provided alternative approach for financing the project.
Lone, Fayaz Ahmad, Quadir, Abdul
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Why is Islamic infrastructure financing important for Qatar? A survey of Islamic project finance in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Volume 2012 Issue 1, 2012
Infrastructure assets and services, such as water, energy, transport and telecommunications, play a vital role in promoting economic prosperity, political stability and human development. However, throughout the Muslim world, the availability of infrastructure services is poor due to the combination of growing populations, rapid urbanization, and ...
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Islamic Project Finance:A Case Study of the East Cameron Project

The Journal of Structured Finance, 2015
The objective of this article is to consider the challenges in structuring and implementing Islamic project finance in a manner that is in line with the Shari’ah in both Islamic and Western financial and legal environments. This is done through a case study of the East Cameron Project, the first ever sukuk issuance in the Unites States.
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Assembling Islam and Liberalism: Market Freedom and the Moral Project of Islamic Finance

2017
On March 1, 2010, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Doing God's Work,” which highlighted the impressive growth of Islamic banking and finance and some of the challenges that faced the industry as it expanded at unprecedented rates.
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