Islamic finance a guide for international business and investment /

• Other Authors: Millar, Roderick., Anwar, Habiba.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; Philadelphia, PA : GMB Pub., 2008.
• Series: Global market briefings.
• Subjects: Finance > Islamic countries.; Banking law (Islamic law); Banks and banking > Islamic countries.; Finance (Islamic law); Financial institutions > Islamic countries.; Business.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Banks & Banking.; Financiering.; Islamitische economie.; Electronic books.
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This important book aims to support and inform finance professionals, corporate executives, global investors, and students of finance, by providing an accessible guide to the principles and current practice of Islamic banking and Shari'a compliant finance.

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Contributors; Foreword; Foreword; PART ONE: Background to Islamic Finance; 1.1 Religious Foundations of Islamic Finance; 1.2 The Development of Islamic Finance in the UK; 1.3 Islamic Alternatives to Conventional Finance; 1.4 The Institutional Infrastructure Supporting the Islamic Finance Industry; PART TWO Islamic Finance in Practice; 2.1 Retail Banking: Current and Savings Accounts and Loans; 2.2 Personal Finance: CreditCards; 2.3 Islamic Mortgages; 2.4 Trade Finance; 2.5 Working Capital; 2.6 Commercial Real Estate and Project Financing.