Takaful Simplified: Pertinent FAQ for Quick Reference and Understanding (UUM Press)
Takaful Simplified: Pertinent FAQ for Quick Reference and Understanding (UUM Press)

Author: Saiful Yazan Ahmad

Publisher: UUM Press

Published: 2017-01-02

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9672064233

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Malaysia is ahead of other countries having introduced legislation and guidelines to promote the stability and growth of Islamic finance in the country. Islamic Financial Services Act (IFSA) was introduced in 2013 to coordinate some good deed by adding a number of provisions, including the Takaful Act. Among the guidelines that have been introduced or enhanced by the Malaysian authorities that impact directly on Takaful is a Risk-based Framework for Takaful Operators, Guidelines on Takaful Operational Framework and Syariah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial institutions. Takaful industry is expected to continue its growth in the future with the emergence of new markets in certain countries. This book aims to answer some key questions are often raised about the takaful business based on current market practice and as a quick reference source for anyone interested. The discussion in this book revolves around the issues that have been raised by civil society and the individual directly or indirectly when dealing with Takaful. The author attempts to answer these questions in a style and language that is easily understood by all parties.

New Developments in Islamic Economics
New Developments in Islamic Economics

Author: Asmak Ab Rahman

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2018-11-09

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1787562840

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New Developments in Islamic Economics: Examples from Southeast Asia investigates the latest developments in a vibrant and fast-moving area of practical financial and economic study. This book is primarily focused on Malaysian contexts, while also presenting perspectives from Indonesia and Thailand.

Finance for City Leaders Handbook
Finance for City Leaders Handbook

Author: Marco Kamiya

Publisher: UN

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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Finance for City Leaders presents an up-to-date, comprehensive, and in-depth analysis of the challenges posed by rapid urbanization and the various financing tools municipalities have at their disposal.

Networks, Labour and Migration among Indian Muslim Artisans
Networks, Labour and Migration among Indian Muslim Artisans

Author: Thomas Chambers

Publisher: UCL Press

Published: 2020-04-30

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1787354539

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Networks, Labour and Migration among Indian Muslim Artisans provides an ethnography of life, work and migration in a North Indian Muslim-dominated woodworking industry. It traces artisanal connections within the local context, during migration within India, and to the Gulf, examining how woodworkers utilise local and transnational networks, based on identity, religiosity, and affective circulations, to access resources, support and forms of mutuality. However, the book also illustrates how liberalisation, intensifying forms of marginalisation and incorporation into global production networks have led to spatial pressures, fragmentation of artisanal labour, and forms of enclavement that persist despite geographical mobility and connectedness. By working across the dialectic of marginality and connectedness, Thomas Chambers thinks through these complexities and dualities by providing an ethnographic account that shares everyday life with artisans and others in the industry. Descriptive detail is intersected with spatial scales of ‘local’, ‘national’ and ‘international’, with the demands of supply chains and labour markets within India and abroad, with structural conditions, and with forms of change and continuity. Empirically, then, the book provides a detailed account of a specific locale, but also contributes to broader theoretical debates centring on theorisations of margins, borders, connections, networks, embeddedness, neoliberalism, subjectivities, and economic or social flux.

Making Microfinance Work
Making Microfinance Work

Author: Craig Churchill

Publisher: International Labour Organisation

Published: 2012-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9789221241836

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Microfinance has long been recognized as having significant potential to create jobs and reduce poverty. But to meet the twin challenges of growth and sustainability, managers of microfinance institutions (MFIs) must not only understand essential management functions: they must also be armed with innovative ideas and strategies to succeed in today's increasingly competitive environment. This book provides a valuable overview of the key management principles necessary to optimize the services of MFIs.Volume 1 examines the markets and marketing of MFIs and captures the different ways that managers can communicate the value of their products and services. It offers strategies to prevent risk from occurring and, if it does occur, explains how to rectify the situation. Practical techniques for allocating costs and determining prices are also highlighted, as well as the importance of plans, budgets and reports. Volume 2 includes chapters on various product options, including savings, insurance, leasing, money transfers, and even grants and nonfinancial services. It also explores how to combine different product menus to serve specific market segments, such as the ultra-poor, youth, women, and small and medium enterprises. It provides specific suggestions to manage diversification, including adapting the institutional culture, redistributing responsibilities, empowering staff, communicating with clients, reengineering systems, and managing change.

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Statistics (iCMS2017)
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Statistics (iCMS2017)

Author: Liew-Kee Kor

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-03-27

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 9811372799

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This book is a product of the Third International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Statistics (iCMS2017) to be held in Langkawi in November 2017. It is divided into four sections according to the thrust areas: Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, and Multidisciplinary Applications. All sections sought to confront current issues that society faces today. The book brings collectively quantitative, as well as qualitative, research methods that are also suitable for future research undertakings. Researchers in Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics can use this book as a sourcebook to enrich their research works.

COVID-19 and Islamic Social Finance
COVID-19 and Islamic Social Finance

Author: M. Kabir Hassan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-03-08

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1000356213

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It is said that the COVID-19 pandemic has turned back the poverty clock. As such, there is a need to have social mechanisms put in place to provide relief to those who are affected in this regard. Islamic social finance consists of tools and institutions that could be used to alleviate poverty. This book explores the impact of COVID-19 on Islamic finance to better understand the effectiveness of Islamic social finance in helping those who have been affected by poverty overnight due to the halt in all major economic activities in the context of the pandemic. Since the struggle against poverty in each country will be different, the book attempts to shed light on the experiences of different countries by presenting successful models of Islamic social finance. The book first looks at poverty and COVID-19 before delving into the role of Islamic social financial institutions and how they have risen against COVID-19. The book concludes by examining the impact of COVID-19 on Islamic microfinance. This book is the first of its kind on the subject of COVID-19, and it intends to bridge the gap in the literature.

Contemporary Issues and Development in the Global Halal Industry
Contemporary Issues and Development in the Global Halal Industry

Author: Siti Khadijah Ab. Manan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-06-24

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13: 9811014523

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This book features more than 50 papers presented at the International Halal Conference 2014, which was held in Istanbul and organised by the Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies of Universiti Teknologi MARA. It addresses the challenges facing Muslims involved in halal industries in meeting the increasing global demand. The papers cover topics such as halal food, halal pharmaceuticals, halal cosmetics and personal care, halal logistics, halal testing and analysis and ethics in the halal industry. Overall, the volume offers a comprehensive point of view on Islamic principles relating to the halal business, industry, culture, food, safety, finance and other aspects of life. The contributors include experts from various disciplines who apply a variety of scientific research methodologies. They present perspectives that range from the experimental to the philosophical. This volume will appeal to scholars at all levels of qualification and experience who seek a clearer understanding of important issues in the halal industry.

Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Statement Analysis

Author: Martin S. Fridson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2002-10-01

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 0471264601

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Praise for Financial Statement Analysis A Practitioner's Guide Third Edition "This is an illuminating and insightful tour of financial statements, how they can be used to inform, how they can be used to mislead, and how they can be used to analyze the financial health of a company." -Professor Jay O. Light Harvard Business School "Financial Statement Analysis should be required reading for anyone who puts a dime to work in the securities markets or recommends that others do the same." -Jack L. Rivkin Executive Vice President (retired) Citigroup Investments "Fridson and Alvarez provide a valuable practical guide for understanding, interpreting, and critically assessing financial reports put out by firms. Their discussion of profits-'quality of earnings'-is particularly insightful given the recent spate of reporting problems encountered by firms. I highly recommend their book to anyone interested in getting behind the numbers as a means of predicting future profits and stock prices." -Paul Brown Chair-Department of Accounting Leonard N. Stern School of Business, NYU "Let this book assist in financial awareness and transparency and higher standards of reporting, and accountability to all stakeholders." -Patricia A. Small Treasurer Emeritus, University of California Partner, KCM Investment Advisors "This book is a polished gem covering the analysis of financial statements. It is thorough, skeptical and extremely practical in its review." -Daniel J. Fuss Vice Chairman Loomis, Sayles & Company, LP