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Islamic finance in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries

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dc.contributor.authorM. Kabir Hassan
dc.contributor.authorIsmail Mohamed
dc.contributor.authorShadman Shakib
dc.contributor.authorMuath Mubarak
dc.contributor.authorAishath Muneeza
dc.contributor.authorPaolo Biancone
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-29T08:55:21Z
dc.date.available2024-02-29T08:55:21Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis chapter's goal is to introduce readers to the progress of Islamic finance in the SAARC member states of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. This chapter shows that the eight countries' Islamic finance trends are distinct, as are their respective methods for advancing Islamic finance. In a nutshell, South Asia includes the most prominent and significant Islamic finance market reflecting the predominantly Muslim population in these countries. Noticeably, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives have a presence in all three major Islamic commercial financial industries catering for Muslims in the countries in a dual financial system. As a significant challenge in India, the legislation prohibits banks to invest, and deposit based on profit-loss sharing which negates the risk-sharing nature of Islamic finance. While for the majority of the countries, the major challenges were a lack of skilled workforce in the field, lack of awareness, education among the public on Islamic finance, and active Islamic liquidity markets. For Afghanistan, Islamic financial development is at an infant stage mainly due to political instability where Islamic banks are only operated and there is no proper formation of an Islamic capital market (ICM) and takaful industry. Nevertheless, the Muslim population is extremely low, and the presence of Islamic finance is almost none in Nepal and Bhutan where a proper development of Islamic finance in these countries necessitates huge efforts shall be made by the Islamic bodies and Muslims in the country.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHassan, M. K., Mohamed, I., Shakib, S., Mubarak, M., Muneeza, A., & Biancone, P. (2024). Islamic finance in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries. In M. K. Hassan, P. Biancone, & A. Muneeza (Eds.), Islamic finance in Eurasia (pp. 45-79). Edward Elgar Publishing.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9781035308699
dc.identifier.urihttps://ikr.inceif.edu.my/handle/INCEIF/3949
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEdward Elgar Publishingen_US
dc.sourceSEDONA
dc.subjectIslamic financeen_US
dc.subjectAsiaen_US
dc.subjectSouth Asiaen_US
dc.subjectShariah complianten_US
dc.subjectDevelopmenten_US
dc.titleIslamic finance in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countriesen_US
dc.typeChapter in Booken_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
ikr.doctypeScholarly Works
ikr.topic.maintopicIslamic financeen_US
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