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Islamic Banking Performance in the Middle East: A Case Study of Jordan [PDF]

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Islamic banking in Jordan started around two decades ago. Since then it has played an important role in financing and contributing to different economics and social sectors in the country in compliance with the principles of Shariah rules in Islamic ...
Saleh Salman, Ali, Zeitun, Rami
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The Technology Valley of Death of Circular Economy Solutions: A System Dynamics Simulation of Business Strategies for the Second‐Use Battery Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retired electric vehicle (EV) batteries can be repurposed to stationary storage batteries. While this circularity solution has attracted attention from entrepreneurs, falling battery prices, along with the longer lifetime of new batteries, high consumer expectations and limited governmental support challenge the approach.
Juliane Seika, Merla Kubli
wiley   +1 more source

Value Through Diversity: Microfinance and Islamic Finance and Global Banking [PDF]

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Internet resources, extended media coverage and international organizations’ reports recently witness the increasing interest of western banks in new models of finance, particularly Islamic finance and microfinance.
Nicoletta Ferro
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Venture Funding: Signals of Environmental Orientation and Their Interplay With Investor‐ and Country‐Level Characteristics

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmentally oriented ventures pursue a dual mission: to create both environmental and financial value. This dual mission adds complexity and can influence ventures' funding prospects, as investors mostly pursue financial motivations.
David Flore   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

AN INNOVATIVE FINANCING INSTRUMENT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC MICROFINANCE THROUGH SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT SUKUK

open access: yesJournal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, 2019
Socially responsible investment (SRI) sukuk has a high potential to be an innovative financing mechanism for Islamic microfinance. This paper explores the possibility of implementing SRI sukuk for raising funds to support the microfinance industry and to
Mohamed Yassine Khouildi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investment-Linked Takaful Plan Patronage: Evidence From Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Investment-linked Takaful is a recent innovation introduced in Malaysia. This study focuses on Investment-linked takaful plan selection in Malaysia. We have used a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from 143 respondents from the Klang Valley
Mohd Salleh, Marhanum Che   +2 more
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Barriers and Enablers of Circular Economy in Electrical and Electronic Equipment: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rapid technological change, shorter lifecycles and rising demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) are increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and emphasise the need for a circular economy. This paper identifies barriers and enablers of the circular transition in EEE and outlines interventions.
Aya Abdelmeguid, Lucia Corsini
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Islamic Finance in Sustainable and Green Transition

open access: yesSuhuf
This study examines the role of Islamic finance in advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on often-overlooked conflicts among these goals, such as the tension between poverty alleviation (SDG 1), hunger eradication ...
Ubaid Ahmed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

FINANCIAL INSTABILITY HYPOTHESIS (FIH) OF MINSKY: CONTEXTUALIZING THE ROLES OF ISLAMIC COMMERCIAL AND SOCIAL FINANCE

open access: yesJournal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, 2017
The main subject of this paper is to discuss some issues in Minsky’s Financial Instability Hypothesis (FIH) and relate them with Islamic finance position in enhancing the stability of financial system.
Ugi Suharto
doaj   +1 more source

How and to What Extent Can Islamic Banking and Finance Contribute to Economic Development and Financial Stability and a Comparative Analysis on the Ethical and Social Mobility of Islamic Banks to Conventional Banks [PDF]

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Banks the most significant and dominant financial sector play essential role in monetary development of nation. The two broad subdivisions of banking sector are Islamic and Conventional banks.
Fernandes, Theresa Joseph
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