Al Baraka Forum for Islamic Economy in collaboration with the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development (ICCD) hosted the 2nd Al Baraka Regional Conference, in partnership with Al Baraka Bank Pakistan, to shed light on the crucial role of home remittances in Pakistan and their impact on sustainable development.
There are various risks faced by Islamic banks in liquidity management due to the i) absence of an Islamic inter-bank market, ii) lack of Shari’ah compliant alternatives for liquidity management, both at the inter-bank and central bank level, iii) absence of liquid Islamic Sukuk both in short and long term maturities and iv) absence of Islamic discount window at the central bank level for Islamic financial institutions.
If the virus had been growing at a linear rate, it would not have been that much dangerous. It is the exponential increase in the Corona Virus spread which makes it become uncontrollable and create havoc in the society. Compound interest in the financial system is such a Corona Virus. Interest accrued but unpaid increases interest in the future periods ahead at an exponential rate.
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