Opportunities in Islamic Finance: Unconventional Answers to the Credit Crisis

Islamic finance is breaking out of its niche and into the mainstream. This is not a fad, this is not a flash in the pan. It has even been suggested - by the Pope - that adoption Islamic banking principles could have prevented the credit crisis! This book reviews the state of this fast-growing sector, covering new asset classes, regulatory initiatives, new products and indexes, Shari’ah issues, and the increasingly global nature of Islamic finance.