Islamic Finance, Risk-Sharing and Macroeconomic Stability

1. Introduction; Muhamed Zulkhibri and Turkhan Ali Abdul Manap.- Part I. The Nature of Islamic Economics and Macroeconomic Stability.- 2. Islamic Economics: "New Paradigm" or "Old Capitalism"?; Necati Aydin.- 3. The Theological Foundations of Islamic Banking: A Critical Review; Md. Thowhidul Islam.- Part II. Risk Sharing, Islamic Bank Capital and Financial Regulation.- 4. Capital Structure and Shari'ah Compliance Firms: Malaysian Evidence; Asyraf Abdul Halim, Mohd Edil Abd Sukor, Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha.- 5. Capital Regulatory Requirements for Islamic Banks in UAE: A Comparative Analysis; Abdussalam Ismail Onagun.- 6. Monetary Management in a Dual Banking System: A Nominal GDP Targeting Approach; Mehdi Hadian.- Part III. Financial Leverage and Risk-Sharing in Islamic Banking.- 7. Determinants of Financial Leverage in Islamic Banks; M.A. Rehman Shah, A. Rashid, M. Khaleequzzaman.- 8. Measuring Systemic Risk in Dual Banking System: The Case of Malaysia; Turkhan Ali Abdul Manap.- 9. Credit Risk, Bank Performance and Islamic Banking: Evidence from Pakistan; Azam Ali, Muhamed Zulkhibri, Tanveer Kishwar,.- Part IV. Islamic Finance for Socioeconomic Development.- 10. Resource Mobilisation and Islamic Charity-Giving in Indonesia: Evidence from Low-Income Households; Laily Dwi Arsyianti, Salina Kassim, Adewale Abideen Adeyemi.- 11. Islamic Finance and Financial Exclusion in Minority Muslin Countries: The Case of India; Ummer Farooque Musliyar Kurunkatil.- 12. Fintech and Risk-Sharing: A Catalyst for Islamic Finance; Siti Muawanah Lajis.

Muhamed Zulkhibri is a Senior Economist at Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with years of experience in the Central Bank of Malaysia and policy-oriented institutions. He has written extensively on monetary economics, financial institutions and markets, finance and economic development as well as Islamic economics and finance. He has published in leading academic journals, industry reports, and the financial press. He has also lectured for under- and post-graduate programs at the University of Nottingham, UK and University Putra, Malaysia. He earned a PhD in economics from University of Nottingham, UK.
Turkhan Ali Abdul Manap is a Senior Research Economist at Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining IRTI, he was an Associate Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), where he taught various courses for Bachelor, Master and PhD levels. His research interests include macroeconomics, (Islamic) capital markets, financial stability, and stress testing for Islamic financial institutions. He has spoken and attended various national and international conferences on economics and finance issues and his research papers have appeared in numerous academic journals. He obtained his PhD in economics from IIUM, Malaysia.