Islamic finance in a nutshell : a guide for non-specialists / / Brian Kettell

• Autore: Kettell Brian
• Pubblicazione: West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (362 p.)
• Disciplina: 332.091767; 332.1091767
• Soggetto topico: Finance - Religious aspects - Islam; Banks and banking - Religious aspects - Islam
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Islamic Finance in a Nutshell: A Guide for Non-Specialists; CONTENTS; Introduction; 1 What is Islamic Banking?; 2 If Islamic Banks Cannot Charge Interest: How Do They Make Money?; 3 Sharia'a Law: It is Not Only Lawyers Who Need to Know About It; 4 Sharia'a Boards: Roles, Responsibility and Membership; 5 Financial Statement Analysis for Islamic Banks; 6 The Islamic Banking Infrastructure; Appendix 1 How Much Arabic do You Need to Know to Work in the Islamic Banking Industry?; Appendix 2 The Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions; Crossword; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The recent turbulence in the global financial markets has drawn attention to an alternative system of financial intermediation: Islamic banking and finance, which has so far remained on the sidelines of the unrest. Islamic Finance in a Nutshell is a quick and easy guide to understanding the fundamentals of Islamic Finance and how the Islamic Financial markets work. Designed as a quick read for practitioners needing to pick up the basics of the industry, it will enable readers to understand the differences Islamic and Western finance. Starting with the rise of Islamic finance, the book high
• Titolo autorizzato: Islamic finance in a nutshell
• ISBN: 0-470-71003-9; 0-470-71002-0; 1-299-31451-1; 0-470-66195-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815762703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The Wiley Finance Series