Sustainable Islamic Finance

Can UGITs Promote Liquidity Management and Sustainable Development?

Submitted by Munir on Sat, 11/09/2019 - 13:18

This paper aims to propose a liquidity management solution for Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) that concurs with sustainable development and financial stability. Design/methodology/approach: The study is a qualitative research. It uses the exploratory research methodology, specifically the content analysis approach, to gather primary data and identify and interpret relevant secondary data and Sharīʿah concepts. The purpose is to develop a liquidity management solution for IFIs.

Bank Lending Channel in a Dual Banking System: Why Are Islamic Banks So Responsive?

Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 10/03/2019 - 09:40

We examine the interest rate sensitivity of both deposits and credits at Islamic and conventional banks in Turkey. We find that the bank lending channel is especially operative for Islamic banks. Impulse responses for conventional and Islamic banks reveal that Islamic bank depositors’ sensitivity to policy rate changes are substantially larger than that of conventional bank depositors.