Islamic Finance

<p>This book demonstrates how the global market for Islamic financial services has shown stronggrowth in recent years and shown remarkable resilience during the globalfinancial crisis.&nbsp;Drawingon a range of international perspectives from the Gulf Cooperation Councilcountries, Malaysia, Pakistan, Australia and Europe, this book explores the characteristics and performance of Islamicfinance and banking and discusses future prospects. &nbsp;It offers a comprehensive theoreticalframework for Shariah governance in Islamic financial institutions, explores&nbsp;Shariah-compliantequities, as well as issues in productivity, technology and efficiency. Itincludes&nbsp;a number of&nbsp;comparative studies on Islamic and conventionalbanks, Islamic and conventional unit trusts, and&nbsp;Islamic and conventionalbanks’ product mixes. The challenges and opportunities for the expansion ofIslamic finance and banking into Europe are explored through the contexts ofthe UK, Germany and Italy.&nbsp;<br></p>&nbsp;<br><p></p>