BRIAN KETTELL, the Course Director, worked at the Central Bank of Bahrain for several years and has extensive experience in Islamic banking.
He has published 16 books on banking and financial markets and over 20 case studies on Islamic banking and finance.
Module 21
Comparative Islamic Banking
The widespread expansion of Islamic banking is a recent phenomenon. Given that Islamic banks are founded on identical Islamic business principles, and are governed by the same Sharia'a laws, one would expect few differences in terms of operations and practices amongst them. In reality however, many differences do occur. This module examines those similarities and differences on a comparative basis. The Islamic financial systems in the following countries are discussed:-
The widespread expansion of Islamic banking is a recent phenomenon. Given that Islamic banks are founded on identical Islamic business principles, and are governed by the same Sharia'a laws, one would expect few differences in terms of operations and practices amongst them. In reality however, many differences do occur. This module examines those similarities and differences on a comparative basis. The Islamic financial systems in the following countries are discussed:-
