European Journal of Islamic Finance (Jun 2015)
The recent global financial crisis that began in the US and spread sporadically to other parts of the world has been a sort of awakening that financial stability of financial institutions has to be on check from time to time. This scenario has called for a concerted effort that may possibly be geared towards introducing a framework or policy that tends to promote and sustain economic growth and stability. The present paper therefore reviews financial stability of banks by surveying the extant literature on the subject. It employs library method to gather information and further analyse it by way of comparative, inductive and deductive methods. The paper establishes that while some Islamic banks are relatively stable in terms of their financial activities, some banks are not.
Abstract
Using Islamic project finance is the solution to fill the gap between infrastructure demand and available finance. This study aims to investigate if it is appropriate to use Islamic finance to fund the infrastructure project, as one specific sector that is facing major challenges in long-term financing, and it intends to select the most appropriate instrument that is inconsistent with Non-Muslim countries’ law and culture. The methodology and approach that will be used is a qualitative method which is used to study the Islamic financial tools, compare them with other financial instruments, and discuss the potential implementation of Islamic project finance structure to fund the infrastructure project in Italian environment. The study concentrates on exploring the Italian laws that are resembled to Shariah principle in order to make it more acceptable for the Italian culture. The study concludes that using Islamic finance can be used to finance infrastructure projects by using existing laws and regulations. This study is also expected to benefit the Italian government and investors in making their financial decision, and it will be a new experience for Europe countries.
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