[pic] ISLAMIC BANKING: IS IT REALLY “ISLAMIC”? By: Omar Mustafa Ansari & Faizan Ahmed Memon Is it really Islamic? …. In this era of development and growth in Islamic finance and banking‚ this is a question being raised at every forum by various quarters. All those who raise this question‚ are undoubtedly well-wishers of Islam‚ Islamic economic system and Muslim Ummah. Accordingly‚ while we celebrate the achievements of Islamic banking on one hand‚ we should not
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long-lasting relationships with their customers and increase their revenues and profits. CRM in the banking sector is of greater importance. The aim of this study is to explore and analyze the strategic implementation of CRM in selected banks of Pakistan‚ identify the benefits‚ the problems‚ as well as the success and failure factors of the implementation and develop a better understanding of CRM impact on banking competitiveness as well as provide a greater understanding of what constitutes good CRM practices
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Introduction E lectronic banking is an umbrella term for the process by which a customer may perform banking transactions electronically without visiting a brick-and-mortar institution. The following terms all refer to one form or another of electronic banking: personal computer (PC) banking‚ Internet banking‚ virtual banking‚ online banking‚ home banking‚ remote electronic banking‚ and phone banking. PC banking and Internet or online banking are the most frequently used designations. It should
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buck-passing behavior could be the most destructive human weakness and can even lead to disastrous consequences. When do people start buck-passing? Probably from early childhood. Small kids consistently quarrel or even fight over toys and other stuffs. When they accidentally hurt each other or break a vase‚ they would often blame other kids for causing the fight in order to avoid being punished by parents. How sad it is to see this human weakness is rooted deeply even in young children. Someone may
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The use of a bank located outside the legal jurisdiction of the country of one’s residence for all banking and financial services can be called offshore banking. Offshore banks normally are situated in tax havens and provide secrecy and safety for the depositors. It was the English who coined the word offshore to specify tax havens located in the British Channel Islands‚ which were actually off the shores of Great Britain. The banks located in these islands offering tax savings were the pioneers
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The American University of Sharjah Fall 11 08 Fall Ghada AL Ghazali ID: 37506‚ Professor: George Naufal The Main concept of Islamic banking vs. conventional banking systems Introduction Islamic finance is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global financial industry. It has become essential in some countries and very relevant in others. Many factors have influenced to the rapid growth of Islamic finance‚ including: (i) high demand in many Islamic countries; (ii) growing
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What are the impacts of the global financial crisis on Islamic banking system and how Islamic bank spared from the crisis? Accounting Master ’s thesis Salad Addawe 2012 Department of Accounting Aalto University School of Economics i What are the impacts of the global financial crisis on Islamic banking system and how Islamic bank spared from the crisis? Master’s Thesis Salad Araye Addawe Winter 2012 Accounting Approved in the Department of
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BANKING AWARENESS 1. On the recommendation of which committee was NABARD established? (a) Shivraman (b) Rangarajan (c) Malegam (d) Vijay Kelkar 2. ‘Swabhiman’‚ the financial inclusion scheme‚ comes under the purview of which ministry? (a) Ministry of Commerce (b) Ministry of Home Affairs (c) Ministry of Finance (d) Ministry of External Affairs 3. RBI was established on ___________. (a) April 1‚ 1925 (b) April 1‚ 1935 (c) April 1‚ 1945 (d) April 1‚ 1955
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Reading Material Concepts and definitions of various banking terminology. All the information is collected using various free web-sites on internet for the purpose of enhancing knowledge of the participants in the field of banking. 1 Banks in the economy Role in the money supply A bank raises funds by attracting deposits‚ borrowing money in the inter-bank market‚ or issuing financial instruments in the money market or a capital market. The bank then lends out most of these funds to
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BANKING BUSINESS A bank is a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities‚ either directly by loaning or indirectly through capital markets. A bank links customers that have capital deficits and customers with capital surpluses. Due to their importance in the financial system and influence on national economies‚ banks are highly regulated in most countries Banks act as payment agents by conducting checking or current accounts for customers‚ paying
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