Tag: Islamic Banking

Is Conventional Mortgage Halal

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Conventional banks only provide loans no matter whether the loan amount is used for purchasing assets or not. As far as repayment of debt is considered in conventional finance lease or mortgage loans, the interest is due from the very first date of sanction of loan till the very last. If the asset remains unusable during the conventional finance lease, the instalments including interest and principal repayment will continue without any break. If interest amount is not paid on time, then interest has to be paid on accrued interest along with financial penalties. Compounded interest can multiply exponentially.

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How Diverse are Shariah Supervisory Boards of Islamic Banks?

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This study aims to examine diversity in the composition of Shariah supervisory boards (SSBs) of Islamic banks (IBs). It investigates diversity from two perspectives: existing composition of SSBs and the regulatory frameworks and standards of selected Organization of Islamic Cooperation countries. Diversity characteristics include education, nationality, gender and age.

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Dealing with Climate Challenge

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Because of mere fate, a lot of people in the world, including Pakistan, have ended up in a position where they bear the torment of heat without much to do about it. They can not operate air-conditioners even when the temperature flares up and beyond the 35℃. Many do not even have one. “A man has only a certain capacity for battling with fate’, said Wodehouse. Well! this capacity is amazingly high in some people. But, there is still a long waiting period.

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Paradox: Trade-off Between Shari’ah Compliance and Price Competitiveness

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Shari’ah compliance in Islamic banking is necessary. However, achieving that requires certain additional operations and costs which may lead to Islamic banks incurring some additional costs which conventional banks simply avoid. This may make Islamic banks to become costlier than conventional banks and which will reflect in weak position in price competitiveness.

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اسلامی مالیات میں وینچر کیپیٹل فنڈز کا استعمال

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اسلامی اقتصادی نظام میں سرمائے کا کوئی مقررہ معاوضہ نہیں ہے۔ لہذا، پیداوار کے عمل سے پیدا ہونے والے حقیقی منافع میں سرمایہ کو اپنا حصہ مل سکتا ہے مگر جس کے لیے ضروری ہے کہ سرمایہ نفع نقصان میں شامل ہو۔ اس سے پیداواری سرگرمیوں مں سرمایہ کاری بڑھتی ہے اور سرمایہ کاری کے نفع بخش ہونے کے لیے صرف ایک فریق یعنی قرض دار ہی نہیں بلکہ تمام سرمایہ دار مل کر سرمایہ کاری کے نفع بخش ہونے کے لیے محنت اور جدوجہد کرتے ہیں۔ اس سے آمدنی کے ساتھ ساتھ دولت کی تقسیم پر بھی مثبت اثرات مرتب ہوسکتے ہیں۔

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Mapping of Islamic Corporate Governance Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

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Author argues in the paper that the principles of good corporate governance (GCG) in Islam are more stakeholder oriented than shareholder oriented. It implies that maximizing shareholder wealth is one goal among the many for the corporation in Islamic perspective. It shall fulfil responsibilities towards other stakeholders including internal and external stakeholders.

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