Belouafi, A.

Researcher and Professor. Ahmed Belouafi is an associate professor of Islamic Economics & finance at the Islamic Economics Institute (IEI), King Abdulaziz University (KAU). He holds a Master’s in Money Banking & Finance and a Ph.D. in Economics from Sheffield University (UK). In the academic year 2013-2014 he was awarded a teaching excellence certificate of the executive education of IE Business School (Madrid-Spain). Prior to joining the IEI he taught Islamic finance courses at the University of Birmingham and London Open College (UK). He also worked as a researcher and economics editor at the Centre for Islamic Studies in Birmingham (UK). His research interests include: Islamic finance education and curricula, development of Islamic finance in Europe, financial crises and stability, monetary and financial reforms.