DIRECTORY OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; Copyright; DIRECTORY OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; Original Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One Islamic Banking: The Background; 1. A Framework of Islamic Banking; 2. The Islamic Economic System: An Overview; 3. Islamic Banking Operations; 4. The International Association of Islamic Banks (IAIB), The Higher Religious Supervisory Board and Dar Al-Maal Al-Islami; 5. The Role of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB): The First Ten Years; 6. The Evolution of Islamic Banking
7. The Islamic Financial System and Banking: Some Theoretical ConsiderationsSelected Bibliography on Islamic Economics and Banking; Part Two Directory of Islamic Financial Institutions; Introduction; Index to Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions; Part Three Islamic Banking: Case Studies and Banking Laws; Introduction; 1. The Islamic Republic of Iran; Appendix: Islamic Banking Law in Iran; 2. Islamic Banking in Pakistan; Appendix: Islamic Banking Law in Pakistan; 3. Major Issues of Transition in Islamic Banking; Appendix A: Islamic Banking Law in Malaysia
Summary
When originally published this was the first reference book to address itself to Islamic banking and finance and it offers comprehensive information on all major institutions which have commercial or banking interests in this field. It includes analysis of the principles behind interest-free banking and indicates its relationship with financial institutions in both Islamic countries and Western ones. It also lists the laws governing interest-free banking in countries where it is extensively in operation and provides essential information for all international financial institutions
