Islamic finance for SMES

Download or read book Islamic finance for SMES written by Hussein Elasrag and published by Hussein Elasrag. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to several research studies in the last decade there are greater opportunities for development and growth of Islamic financial system because Muslim community is eager to take financial products and they are willing to spend their lives according to their religion. Islamic Finance is a promising solution to SMEs to meet the requirements of formal financing. And can prove particularly effective to facilitate access to finance for SMEs. Although there is a wealth of literature around Islamic finance and around finance in general for SMEs, literature that draws and connects these two areas together is limited. The purpose of this book is to investigate the opportunities of development and growth as well as the main challenges to Islamic finance for SMEs. This book will help to deepen understanding of the concepts of Islamic finance as well as SMEs. In addition to evaluate how Islamic financial institutions can support SMEs.