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Journal of Risk and Insurance, Volume 92, Issue 3, Page 765-817, September 2025.Abstract Two distinct strands of research focus on decentralized risk sharing plans. One strand centers on classic risk sharing and decentralized insurance, including peer‐to‐peer insurance, mutual aid, and DeFi insurance. The other explores decentralized annuities, such as tontine and group self‐annuitization. Despite their disparate development paths,
Runhuan Feng, Peixin Liu
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Takaful: chronology of establishment in 47 countries [PDF]
PSU Research ReviewPurpose – From 1979 to 2023, the takaful structure has been adopted in many jurisdictions, making the documenting of its early days of establishment relatively difficult and somewhat unreliable.
Ahmad Alrazni Alshammari +2 more
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Humanitarian management of drought needs better water security data
Disasters, Volume 49, Issue 3, July 2025.Abstract Droughts are a primary driver of humanitarian crises in arid regions, yet early warning systems that index humanitarian financing often omit water security data in favour of food security monitoring. Based on 42 expert interviews assessing management barriers and information needs during the 2020–24 drought in the Horn of Africa, resulting in ...
William A. Veness +3 more
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FAMILY TAKAFUL (ISLAMIC LIFE INSURANCE) IN BANGLADESH: OPERATIONAL DILEMMAS AND REMEDIAL APPROACHES
Hamdard IslamicusTakaful industry in Bangladesh has been facing numerous problems. The study explores the operational dilemmas of family Takaful (Islamic life insurance) in Bangladesh and recommends approaches to meet the challenges. A qualitative method is used in this
DR. ISSA KHAN +2 more
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Development Policy Review, Volume 43, Issue 4, July 2025.Abstract Motivation An increasing share of ODA goes to electoral autocratic states. This is concerning because aid carries the risk of entrenching existing power inequalities in recipient states, especially more autocratic ones. Western donors may not be well equipped to navigate these risks, given their own incentive structures to focus on concrete ...
Guido Maschhaupt +2 more
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An Analysis of Takaful: The Potential and Role in Financial Inclusion and Challenges Ahead
European Journal of Islamic Finance, 2017 This paper will look to analyze Takaful and the Takaful industry in existence today with regards to its potential for growth and the challenges associated with its development.
Amela Trokic
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Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 67, Issue 3, Page 395-412, May/June 2025.ABSTRACT This paper explores the intersection of Intellectual Property (IP) and Islamic finance, proposing a policy framework to integrate IP valuation into Sharia‐compliant financing. Focusing on the UK, it also extends to global markets, including ASEAN, GCC, and MENA regions.
Nadia Naim, Noor Suhaida Kasri
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Global Policy, Volume 16, Issue S1, Page 25-37, January 2025.ABSTRACT Uncovering apt policy for refugee self‐reliance is intricate. Refugee entrepreneurship is often hailed as the way forward for such an objective as it deciphers ‘Canvas Ceiling’. However, the lack of financing for unfeasible and unbankable refugee entrepreneurs prevents this from materialising. This article proposes Islamic blended microfinance
Wahyu Jatmiko +2 more
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Determinants of Takāful and conventional insurance demand: A regional analysis
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2017 In this study, we focused on analysing and differentiating the determinants of conventional insurance and Takāful demand across ASEAN and Middle East Regions.
Waheed Akhter, Saad Ullah Khan
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Aligning Sustainable Finance and Fintech to Promote an Integrated Approach to Refugee Finance
Global Policy, Volume 16, Issue S1, Page 12-24, January 2025.ABSTRACT The paper aims to assess the global landscape of refugee finance with an overview of global refugee‐related financing mechanisms and instruments. Despite the growing refugee population worldwide, most refugee financing mechanisms are characterized by their post hoc, grant‐based, small‐scale, short‐term, and unpredictable nature.
Dalal Aassouli +3 more
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