Islamic Retail Banking and Finance Global Challenges and Opportunities

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Euromoney Books 2005
• Subjects: Banks and banking > Islamic countries; Banks and banking > Religious aspects > Islam
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• Physical Description: xvii, 222 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 1843741989; 9781843741985

With conventional banks in the west opening Islamic windows to service their Islamic customers, the establishment of the first discrete Islamic retail bank in Europe, and the conversion of entire banking functions to Islamic alternatives, Islamic retail products are increasingly moving to the mainstream. Offerings of Islamic mortgages, savings, insurance and retail investment products are part of a global expansion of the financial industry which are increasingly competitive with conventional financial products.