Master of Science in Islamic Finance

7th CEOs and Islamic Finance Leaders Roundtable on Qatar’s Economic Growth Post-World Cup: Role of Banks and Islamic Financial Institutions

Submitted by siteadmin on Mon, 02/27/2023 - 10:37

The 7th CEOs and Islamic Finance Leaders Roundtable will assist in gathering firsthand information from decision-makers and leaders of Islamic finance and provide a platform to discuss Qatari banking and financial institution roles and opportunities in the Qatar Islamic Sukuk Hub, the Qatar Fintech Strategy, and the Qatar National Climate Action Plan.

Aligning Sustainability Integration, Digitalization and Inclusivity for Green, Sustainable Recovery

Submitted by Umar Farooq Patel on Wed, 02/15/2023 - 08:55
This article provides a roadmap for sustainable recovery that can aid policymakers in implementing sustainable recovery and improving the well-being of people. The roadmap will prioritize three areas of action: sustainabi- lity, digitalization, and inclusivity. This article emphasizes the involvement of the private sector and innovative financing solutions (including Islamic finance) in meeting the financing gap for investment in relevant infras- tructure for all three pillars.

Islamic Finance, Fintech, and the Road to Sustainability

Submitted by Umar Farooq Patel on Tue, 02/07/2023 - 14:36
The recent unprecedented economic downturn and global supply chain disruption by the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the urgency for sustainable financing infrastructure that is agile, adaptable, and transformable. Sustainability and the 4th Industrial Revolution are about more than just technology-driven change; it is an opportunity to help everyone, including leaders, policymakers and people from all income groups and nations, to navigate industry disruptions and transitioning to a new normal by harnessing converging technologies in order to create an inclusive, human-centered future.

Fintech, Digitalization, and Blockchain in Islamic Finance: Retrospective Investigation

Submitted by Umar Farooq Patel on Sun, 01/29/2023 - 11:23
The increasing interest in Fintech, Blockchain, and Digitalization in Islamic Finance created a new area in the literature, requiring a systematic review of these academic publications. The scope of the analysis is limited to journal articles to understand the trends in the indexed journals. Results are categorized into three sections, Islamic banks’ digitalization, Blockchain and Crypto Assets research, and Islamic non-bank financial institutions’ digitalization.

Old but Resilient Story: Impact of Decentralization on Social Welfare

Submitted by Umar Farooq Patel on Sun, 01/29/2023 - 11:23
This paper analyzes the fiscal performance of Turkey and Argentina during the period 2000–2021, when both countries faced rapid economic growth with the consequent impact on social welfare. This work explored two different systems: Centralization in Turkey and Federalism in Argentina and, in general, studied the decentralization impact of both the systems on social welfare. This study intended to create new social welfare indexes in other regions to analyze the resource allocation in different regions of these countries.