Publisher's Synopsis
Islamic finance is a rapidly growing part of the financial sector in the world. Indeed, it is not restricted to Islamic countries and is spreading wherever there is a sizable Muslim community. More recently, it has caught the attention of conventional financial markets as well. Islamic finance is not new to the World Bank Group. It has been involved in diverse activities including financial transactions, research, publications, and presentations regarding the regulation of risk in Islamic financial institutions. Risk Analysis for Islamic Banks emphasizes the fundamental principles and functions of an economic, banking, and financial system operating under Shariah. With its focus on corporate governance and risk analysis. First chapter tries to see how Islamic and conventional banks manage their liquidity in response to changes on the basis of several factors. Second chapter provides a framework for risk analysis in Islamic banks. Third chapter explores the extent of corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement in Malaysian banks offering Islamic banking services. The aim of fourth chapter is to provide an insight into risk management practiced by BiH banks, and to determine the dependence of their financial performance on the process of active risk management. The objective of fifth chapter is to look into the liquidity risk associated with the solvency of a financial institution, with a purpose to evaluate liquidity risk management (LRM) through a comparative analysis between conventional and Islamic banks of Pakistan. Sixth chapter shows that there is no positive improvement in the financial performance of the banks in Pakistan after Merger and Acquisition. The objective of last chapter is to examine the financial performance of Malaysia's interest free Islamic bank (BIMB) and make comparative assessments of BIMB and the interest-based conventional commercial banks.
