The aim of the paper is to provide a general, but in-depth, an overview of aspects of
incompatibility and actual interest profiles of Islamic finance in relation to the legal system of …

This chapter deals with Islamic banking in the European Union (EU) legal framework. In
particular, it attempts to ascertain whether Islamic banks can operate in the common market …

As an introduction to the complex issue of harmonization of legal and regulatory structure of
the European financial system and Islamic finance, this is a useful and welcome volume …

It can hardly be disputed that the growth of Islamic banking and finance in Europe is a
welcome development in view of the fact it is effectively contributing to increased penetration …

Every type of financial innovation forces regulators to question their limits and the
effectiveness of the existing rules for financial institutions, instruments and cultures different …

Conventional and Islamic banking activity had different evolutions, although they have
common origins and foundations in interest prohibition: historically, these have been …

Despite the long existence of Shari [ah, the laws related to modern Islamic Banking are only
as old as the first Islamic Banking which was established in 1975. 1 Comparing to those for …

The banking model (see above, Chapter 4) is totally different from the one adopted in non-
Islamic countries, but does not lack an adequate competitive force on this account. Maybe it …

IBF is a novel financing method with a particular value and operational proposition which
has existed in its modern form in the GCC region since the mid-1970s. Since the 1990s, it …

The Islamic banking has been transformed over the last three decades in a sector of
significant size, although the theoretical basis for this innovative method of finance are still …