Although sukuk has been dominating the Malaysian capital market, the motivations of the
firms issuing sukuk or conventional bonds remained largely unexplored. Using the partial …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the influence of company-specific attributes on
capital structure decisions of Islamic banks (IBs) in Gulf Cooperation council (GCC) …

Once a niche financial instrument, sukuk have become a mainstream alternative source of
capital for corporations. This paper examines the motivations for firms to finance their …

Although there have been recent developments in respect of the diversification of capital
markets in GCC countries, the motivations of the firms issuing Sukuk or conventional bonds …

This paper investigates the impact of Sukuk market development on bank insolvency risk
using a sample comprising 72 Islamic banks (IBs) and 145 conventional banks (CBs) …

The Islamic debt instrument sukuk has been in the market for two decades; still, we do not
know why a firm prefers an Islamic debt over conventional debt, set aside religiosity issue …

Sukuk are dominating the Malaysian capital market with strong support from government,
mega conglomerates and firms. Sukuk as an important source of firms' financings are …

The global Islamic finance industry is estimated to be worth approximately US $1.4 trillion,
and has grown much faster than conventional finance over the past four decades. Although …

Purpose The global sukuk market has seen widespread innovations in the last couple of
decades, which helped sukuk develop into one of the most acceptable Islamic instruments …

This study aims to explore the determinants of capital structure in the Islamic banking
industry of Pakistan. It also aims at exploring the effects of macroeconomic conditions and …