Author Archives: IMFN
KNKS Meets Islamic Microfinance Stakeholders in Lampung
The Indonesia National Islamic Finance Committee (KNKS) has just visit Lampung Province for three days from June 12th to June 14th 2019. This visit, which in terms of meeting with…
Regulator Introduced a New Islamic Bank Law and would Amend the Microfinance Act to include Islamic Microfinance
President Uhuru Kenyatta also reappointed CBK Chairman Mohammed Nyaoga and Sheila M’Mbijjewe as Njoroge’s deputy in what is seen as a vote of confidence in the current team at the…
Islamic Banking: From Financing to Empowerment
By Rosie Kmeid, Vice President–Global Corporate Communications & Marketing, Path Solutions As ancient as the religion itself, Islamic banking has reached at the present time new levels of maturity, facilitated…
Best Islamic Financial Institutions In The World 2019: Coming Into Their Own
Growth Continues for Islamic Financial Institutions, helped by Technology and Product Innovations. Growth in assets and net profits across most markets in which they have significant client base made 2018…
Uzbekistan has Great Potential for Islamic Banking and Finance in CIS
CIS Islamic Banking and Finance Forum Auspiciously Concluded in Tashkent CIS Islamic Banking and Finance Forum was successfully concluded in Tashkent-Uzbekistan, yesterday. The purpose of that forum was to promote,…
Tackling Poverty via Higher Agri lending
BANKS have increased their agricultural lending; but whether higher lending has had any impact on rural poverty remains debatable. The percentage of those suffering from undernourishment, between 2000 and 2016,…
Emerging Phenomenon of Islamic Banking in CIS Countries
Writer: Muhammad Zubair Mughal Islamic banking and finance total volume has crossed $ trillion globally. The growth of the Islamic banking and finance volume in different continents and areas is…
Regulatory landscape of Islamic finance in the US By Camille Paldi
There are currently 25 Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) operating in the US. These institutions are state-chartered entities subject to the same state and federal regulatory guidelines, corporate governance, banking and…
THE EFFECT OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS ACTIVITIES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ARAB COUNTRIES
By: Lubna Sameer Khalaf, Freelance Researcher, Amman, Jordan Nahil Ismail Saqfalhait, TheUniversity of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Abstract This paper aims to investigate the impact of Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) on economic…
How Islamic Finance/ Microfinance Can Reduce Poverty
The official law of Islam is called Sharia. It is based mostly on the Quran, but on other holy Islamic texts as well. Sharia covers a wide range of topics,…