Islamic Finance Resources: Thought Leadership: the Neglected Essence of Islamic Finance

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11.4.11

Thought Leadership: the Neglected Essence of Islamic Finance

Thought Leadership: the neglected essence of Islamic Finance
Director, Hatim El Tahir
Deloitte’s Islamic Finance Knowledge Center
August 2010

"Have Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs) around the world, including the Gulf region, been so busy structuring products and services that they have overlooked the importance of communicating the essence of Islamic Finance?"

This is quite possibly the most important issue facing the industry today and has the potential of being the main determinant of its future.

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