IMF Working Papers

The Economics of Islamic Finance and Securitization

By Andreas Jobst

May 1, 2007

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Andreas Jobst. The Economics of Islamic Finance and Securitization, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed December 22, 2024
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Summary

Islamic lending transactions are governed by the precepts of the shariah, which bans interest and stipulates that income must be derived as return from entrepreneurial investment. Since Islamic finance is predicated on asset backing and specific credit participation in identified business risk, structuring shariah-compliant securitization seems straightforward. This paper explains the fundamental legal principles of Islamic finance, which includes the presentation of a valuation model that helps distil the essential economic characteristics of shariah-compliant synthetication of conventional finance. In addition to a brief review of the current state of market development, the examination of pertinent legal and economic implications of shariah compliance on the configuration of securitization transactions informs a discussion of the most salient benefits and drawbacks of Islamic securitization.

Subject: Credit, Islamic finance, Legal support in revenue administration, Securities, Securitization

Keywords: Capital market, Islamic law, Present value, Reserve account, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    35

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2007/117

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2007117

  • ISBN:

    9781451866810

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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