By adopting the Sustainable Development Goals, the global community has tasked itself with the goal of attaining inclusive societies. Arguably, financial inclusion is central to the realization of these noble objectives. It, therefore, underscores the reason it has received cons…
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The National Bank of Ethiopia Directive to License and Authorise Interest Free Banking Business, Directive Number SBB/72/2019, allowed a full-fledged interest free banking business for the first time in the history of the country. The Directive prescribed that “all regulatory an…
This dissertation examines the historical roots of Federal Reserve liquidity support policies in the market for U.S. Government securities during the early years of the central bank’s existence, 1920-1961. Drawing on the Federal Reserve System’s archival records, records of cong…
The effectiveness of Grameen Bank (GB) programs in promoting empowerment, as indicated by several variables, among its women participants was studied. The variables included income generation, decision-making concerning the use and distribution of household resources, participat…
This study focuses on the institutionalization of information security in the banking sector. This study is important to pursue since it explicates the internalization of information security governance and practices and how such internalization develops an organizational resist…
Transformational leadership is needed today to facilitate employee engagement and increase productivity. This quantitative survey study aimed to determine the connection concerning transformational leadership and engagement among personnel in the branch- banking sector in Bangla…
This dissertation examines Islamic banking in Jordan. It is argued that institutions perceived as culturally authentic may play important political roles in a post-colonial society. Islamic banking in particular can both function in a modern, globalized economy and express cultu…
Interest was eliminated from banking in Pakistan in its attempt to move its economy into conformity with Islamic religious beliefs. Interest-free banking coexisted with traditional banking from 1981 to 1985, and supplanted the latter effective July 1985. The central bank, Pakist…
Unexpected increases in a mutual fund's risk level could cause significant financial loss to an investor relying on that fund's risk consistency. The purpose of this study was to determine if domestic, A-share, large capitalization value income, and domestic, A-share, large capi…
The global nature of today's business environment, coupled with technological advances, compels managers to work with an increasingly diverse workforce worldwide. The purpose of this multiple-case study was to explore how bank managers used employee diversity effectively in the …
The interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown rapidly given the intense pressure brought by stakeholders globally on the utilisation of resources in line with the principles of sustainable development. This has increased the need for organisations to integrate …
Imports have been identified as a major factor in the economic growth and development. However, over reliance on importation has resulted in the continued low capacity utilization and low production of Nigeria-based companies and industries, resulting in high unemployment in the…
Agricultural activities occupy a central part in the economies of many Muslim countries. Rich oil countries have also given increasing consideration to develop their agricultural sector in recent decades. In fact, the agricultural sector can play an important role in the economi…
As this study seeks to explore how Islamic finance can enhance financial inclusion in Ghana the question that comes up is, 'can Islamic finance bring financial inclusion in Ghana? The objective of the study answered the question through empirical evidence and hypothesis testing.…
Microfinance is a process of providing financial access in the form of micro-credits, and other services such as micro-insurance, savings, checking accounts and payment systems to the poor who do not have access to conventional banking. Lack of collateral and capital assets put …
Qatar National Vision 2030 (QNV2030) provides a framework for multidimensional development. In this research we argue that the implementation of the QNV2030 requires Qatar's transition to Circular economy from the current linear economy. This requires a paradigmatic shift of gov…
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the economic drivers and the key contributors to GDP worldwide. SMEs create job opportunities for both skilled and unskilled person and contributes to the growth and development of any economy in most developing economies The Gambia, not a…
In this research, we adopted a financial engineering methodology to design financial products by blending the motives of compassion, profits and facilitation, that underlie respectively, the philanthropic, commercial and public sector activities. Our focus has been on an enginee…
Financial stability is a precondition for sustainability of economic development, social progress and wellbeing. Due the global financial crisis and the perceived unique inherent features of Islamic finance, Islamic finance has big role in enhancing the stability of financial sy…