2010
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v7n1p179
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An Analysis of Islamic Banking and Finance in West: From Lagging to Leading

Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to highlight the unprecedented growth of Islamic banking and finance in West with focus on United Kingdom. It captures the advancement of Islamic banking and finance in U.K over time It is observed that origin of Islamic finance in the UK can be traced back to early 1980s, however, real significant development was not made until the last decade of 20th century. The factors contributed to recent success of Islamic finance in UK include unprecedented Government support, fastest … Show more

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“…New regions are accepting the concept of Islamic banking such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Western Europe. It is evident by the fact that London is hoping to be a hub of Islamic banking and finance in future (Malik, Malik & Shah, 2010). Several indexing agencies are developing Islamic market development indices (like Dow Jones) which may help in attracting investments in near future (PwC, 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…New regions are accepting the concept of Islamic banking such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Western Europe. It is evident by the fact that London is hoping to be a hub of Islamic banking and finance in future (Malik, Malik & Shah, 2010). Several indexing agencies are developing Islamic market development indices (like Dow Jones) which may help in attracting investments in near future (PwC, 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The momentum of growth remained unaffected during the global recession and financial crisis and this has prompted a few to claim that IF is a viable option to conventional finance (Khan & Bhatti, 2008). The developed economies, especially in Europe, have shown a keen interest in IF and countries like the UK, who have been pioneer of conventional banking and financial systems, have taken many steps in allowing the IF industry to emerge and grow (Malik et al, 2010).…”
Section: Accounting and Accountants In The Islamic Financial Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Malik,A., Malik, M.S. and Shah, H., [8] analysed the Islamic banking and Finance in the West to highlight its unprecedented growth especially in the UK and the factors that lead to it. They concluded that unprecedented support from the government, fastest growing population of Muslims, petro dollar wealth of the Middle East were the prime factors for the same.…”
Section: A Critical Evaluation Of Articles Related To Islamic Bankingmentioning
confidence: 99%