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- National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies Australia, University of Melbourne
| Dates: | November 20-20, 2008 |
| Description: | Symposium: Islamic Banking and Finance: Ethics and Financial Practice in Global Perspective |
| Location: | Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Subject: | The symposium will be part of the NCEIS Conference. Islamic banking, investment, finance and insurance are new forms of financial transactions based on: profit-sharing; avoiding interest; equitable risk-sharing in lending contracts; avoiding financing unethical activities; and avoiding excessively risky financial activities by contracting parties. Topics: ethical principles of humanity over centuries; Islamic finance principles; Laws, regulations & governance; Product differences in banking; takaful insurance; Risk management; Banking performance; Microfinance. [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's information] |
| JEL Code: | G |
| URL: | http://www.nceis.unimelb.edu.au |