EUROPEAN COMPANIES: EVALUATION FOR SHARIA COMPLIANCE “OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”

The continuous growth of Islamic finance investments and the innovation in its various financial instruments make it an attractive financial system especially for the Western countries. Islamic finance is currently introduced in some European countries however the rest of the continent is studying t...

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Main Authors: Paolo Pietro Biancone, Maha Radwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2016-07-01
Series:European Journal of Islamic Finance
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Online Access:https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/EJIF/article/view/1803
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description The continuous growth of Islamic finance investments and the innovation in its various financial instruments make it an attractive financial system especially for the Western countries. Islamic finance is currently introduced in some European countries however the rest of the continent is studying the idea of having dual financial system (i.e. Islamic system and conventional system). Attracting Islamic investors to Europe requires the compatibility of the investments with Sharia. The aim of this paper is to evaluate European companies for being Sharia compliant. Qualitative and empirical approaches are used in the research methodology to test the European companies’ eligibility using a Sharia compliant methodology screening. The results should be a key element in understanding the nature of those companies and figuring out if it will be a win -win situation; in one hand those companies can be financed through Islamic financial instruments and on the other hand examine the profitability of those companies.
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spelling doaj.art-f007dc2b080b4e648a5965dcea8bf94a2022-12-21T22:32:38ZengUniversità degli Studi di TorinoEuropean Journal of Islamic Finance2421-21722421-21722016-07-01517https://doi.org/10.13135/2421-2172/1803EUROPEAN COMPANIES: EVALUATION FOR SHARIA COMPLIANCE “OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”Paolo Pietro Biancone0Maha Radwan1University of TurinUniversity of TurinThe continuous growth of Islamic finance investments and the innovation in its various financial instruments make it an attractive financial system especially for the Western countries. Islamic finance is currently introduced in some European countries however the rest of the continent is studying the idea of having dual financial system (i.e. Islamic system and conventional system). Attracting Islamic investors to Europe requires the compatibility of the investments with Sharia. The aim of this paper is to evaluate European companies for being Sharia compliant. Qualitative and empirical approaches are used in the research methodology to test the European companies’ eligibility using a Sharia compliant methodology screening. The results should be a key element in understanding the nature of those companies and figuring out if it will be a win -win situation; in one hand those companies can be financed through Islamic financial instruments and on the other hand examine the profitability of those companies.https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/EJIF/article/view/1803sharia compliantislamic financeeuropean companiessharia compliant screeningsharia indices
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EUROPEAN COMPANIES: EVALUATION FOR SHARIA COMPLIANCE “OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”
European Journal of Islamic Finance
sharia compliant
islamic finance
european companies
sharia compliant screening
sharia indices
title EUROPEAN COMPANIES: EVALUATION FOR SHARIA COMPLIANCE “OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”
title_full EUROPEAN COMPANIES: EVALUATION FOR SHARIA COMPLIANCE “OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”
title_fullStr EUROPEAN COMPANIES: EVALUATION FOR SHARIA COMPLIANCE “OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”
title_full_unstemmed EUROPEAN COMPANIES: EVALUATION FOR SHARIA COMPLIANCE “OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”
title_short EUROPEAN COMPANIES: EVALUATION FOR SHARIA COMPLIANCE “OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”
title_sort european companies evaluation for sharia compliance opportunities and challenges
topic sharia compliant
islamic finance
european companies
sharia compliant screening
sharia indices
url https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/EJIF/article/view/1803
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