Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Islamic finance in Europe (19)

Continuation
The author writes that:
§  the Islamic financial system;
§  and the way in which it is perceived by all the major players
have changed profoundly since the 1970s.
There has been:
o   a diversification of products and players;
o   and an intensification of the cross-border dimension.
Islamic finance is no longer seen as opposed to a “secular”, global financial system, but as an integral part of it.
Today, an Islamic financial system exists to provide a variety of religiously acceptable financial services to Muslim communities.
Also it provides financial services as an alternative for non-Muslim clients seeking:
§  ethical investments;
§  and greater risk diversification.
From the research paper of European Central Bank

(Authors: F.Mauro, P.Caristi, S.Couderc, A.D.Maria, L.Ho, B.K.Grewal, S.Masciantonio, S. Ongena and S.Zaher)

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