Islamic Economics & Finance Call for Papers

November 29-30, 2017 , KAZGUU UNIVERSITY, Astana, Kazakhstan Organised by Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI/IDB) In collaboration with KAZGUU UNIVERSITY CALL FOR PAPERS INTRODUCTION Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI/IDB) in collaboration with KAZGUU UNIVERSITY will hold a Research Workshop on “Islamic Finance, Risk-Sharing and Macroeconomic Stability: Issues and Challenges” on November 29-30, 2017. This Workshop aims at bringing together experts in Islamic finance, macroeconomics and development to discuss the current research and policy on Islamic finance, risk-sharing and macroeconomic stability. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for Full Paper Submission: September 30, 2017 Notification of Paper Acceptance: October 15, 2017 Pre-Registration Deadline: October 31, 2017 Workshop Date: November 29-30, 2017 FOCUS AREA Papers submitted to the workshop should provide new insights on the contribution of Islamic economics and finance towards econ...

The World Bank Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI ) Guidance Financial Group 3 rd  Annual Symposium on Islamic Finance " Sustainable Development Goals and The Role of Islamic Finance " December 12-13, 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organised by The World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center, Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) & Guidance Financial Group In collaboration with INCEIF CALL FOR PAPERS INTRODUCTION The World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center, (GIFDC)  based in Istanbul, is a knowledge hub aimed to help the World Bank client countries take advantage of the rapid growth of financial assets that are compliant with Islamic law and contribute to development of Islamic finance globally.  Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) , as the research and consulting arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, is mandated to undertake cutting-edge research into frontier issues in th...

November 1-2, 2017, Maldives  Organised by Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) & Maldives Center of Islamic Finance CALL FOR PAPERS Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI/IDB) in collaboration with Maldives Center for Islamic Finance will hold a Research Workshop on “Islamic Monetary Economics and Institutions: Theory and Practice” on November 1-2, 2017. This Workshop aims at bringing together experts in Islamic banking, regulation, and financial economics to take stock of current academic and policy research on the Islamic monetary theory, methodology, application and policy. A.      FOCUS AREAS: Papers submitted to the workshop should shed light on how such monetary policy and regulation could be implemented in dual banking system and what are the challenges in practice, specifically in terms of their effect on growth, financial stability and resilience to shocks. Papers are of particular relevance to the Worksh...

East Java Economic Forum  adalah Suatu forum pembahasan perkembangan perekonomian Jawa Timur dalam bentuk presentasi paper atau karya tulis ilmiah tentang berbagai isu strategis yang terjadi di Jawa Timur. Tujuan EJAVEC untuk meningkatkan pemahaman dan kesadaran masyarakat tentang perkembangan ekonomi dan isu strategis yang terjadi di Jawa Timur, sekaligus menggali rekomendasi dan solusi kreatif untuk mengatasi berbagai kendala yang ada di Jawa Timur. Pada tahun 2017 ini, pelaksanaan EJAVEC akan lebih fokus pada peningkatan kualitas karya tulis yang diterima dan dipresentasikan dengan masih memprioritaskan tema pada perekonomian Jawa Timur. Tema 4 th  EJAVEC Forum tahun 2017 adalah “ Mencari Sumber-Sumber Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Baru Jawa Timur untuk Peningkatan Daya Saing Global ” Kategori Peserta: Peserta karya tulis ilmiah dibagi dalam 2 kategori, yaitu: Kategori Non Mahasiswa (dosen & mahasiswa pascasarjana) Kategori Mahasiswa (sarjana) Dengan b...

“The Role of Integrated Islamic Commercial and Social Finance in Promoting Growth and Strengthening Resilience” INTRODUCTION In order to accommodate the need for increasing demand of knowledge and development of Islamic economic and finance, Bank Indonesia officially launched Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance (JIMF) in 2015. JIMF is a peer-reviewed biannual journal, which is set to be published on August and February. The development of Islamic commercial and social finance have strong potential in promoting financial stability, financial inclusion and shared prosperity. Furthermore, it is believed to be able to achieve holistic goal in contributing financial and social inclusion. However, the exploration of the role and the various possible transmissions of integrated Islamic commercial and social finance as an alternative financial system is still needed, especially in promoting growth and strengthening resilience.   For the above reasons, JIMF raises ...

In the practical arena of global capital markets, Islamic banking and finance (IBF) instruments, techniques, and principles have become widely integrated enough to now be considered almost mainstream. Business managers in both developed and emerging markets have developed methods for employing financing instruments that comply with IBF structures against payment of interest and which are compatible with the Musharaka mandates that there be true risk and profit-sharing between "creditor"and "borrower". Leasing structures compatible with Ijarah have been widely employed and over three-quarters of a trillion dollars' worth of Islamic-compatible Sukuk bonds have now been issued over half within the past four years. Despite the maturation of Islamic banking and finance into a market with estimated turnover exceeding $2 trillion annually, top academic researchers have been slow to embrace IBF as a topic for empirical and theoretical analysis. This conference aims ...

“ Menuju Paradigma Baru Pengembangan Industri Keuangan Syariah Indonesia: Penguatan Peran Pemerintah ” Sektor: Perbankan Syariah Subtema 1: Memperkuat Peran Pemerintah dalam Pengembangan Perbankan Syariah Topik: Menginisiasi Dan Mengembangkan  Islamic Investment Bank  Terutama dalam Rangka Pembiayaan Proyek-proyek Pemerintah. Mendorong Keterlibatan Bank Syariah Dalam Pengelolaan Dana Pemerintah Pusat/Daerah dan Dana BUMN/BUMD. Kerangka Insentif Perluasan Pembiayaan Produktif Jangka Panjang untuk Sektor Pemerintah dan Korporasi. Kurikulum Perbankan Syariah dalam Kerangka Pendidikan Nasional.  Subtema 2: Peranan dan Kontribusi Perbankan Syariah dalam Pembangunan yang Berkelanjutan dan Inklusif Topik: Implementasi  Green Banking  dalam Perspektif Perbankan Syariah. Isu, Permasalahan dan Solusi Terkait  Microbanking  Syariah Termasuk Pola-pola Kemitraan Serta Inovasi Model Bisnis Perbankan Sya...

THEME OF EVENT  STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF ZAKAT AS A GLOBAL INSTRUMENT TO ERADICATE THE POVERTY Sub Themes : Regulatory and institutional framework Zakat and Development Goals (SDGs) Assessment and Measurement of zakat system Fiqh-zakat contemporary issues Zakat Cooperation among countries DATE AND VENUE JAKARTA, INDONESIA – 15TH - 16TH, MARCH 2017 ORGANIZER WORLD ZAKAT FORUM (WZF) IN COOPERATION WITH BAZNAS (INDONESIAN NATIONAL ZAKAT AGENCY) INTRODUCTION World Zakat Forum is a form of awareness to organize various related zakat elements institutionally and formally by gathering and networking them in one single room with intentions to develop world-widely practice of zakat, to manage it properly, and to distribute it accordingly. In line with multi-dynamics of problem occurred in many places dispersedly, from Sudan to Indonesia and from Syria to Kazakhstan, a formation of World Zakat Forum should ideally be an institutional platform to formulate...