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What's in it for me? : a primer on differences between Islamic and conventional finance in Malaysia /

What attracts conventional investors to Islamic financial instruments? We answer this question by comparing Malaysian Islamic and conventional security prices and their response to macrofinancial factors. Our analysis suggests that Islamic and conventional bond and equity prices are driven by common...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Krasicka, Olga (Author), Nowak, Sylwia Barbara (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Ã2012.
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/12/151.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:What attracts conventional investors to Islamic financial instruments? We answer this question by comparing Malaysian Islamic and conventional security prices and their response to macrofinancial factors. Our analysis suggests that Islamic and conventional bond and equity prices are driven by common factors. Likewise, especially in recent years, Islamic banks have responded to economic and financial shocks in the same way as conventional banks, suggesting that the gap between Islamic and conventional financial practices is shrinking.
Item Description:Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed June 8, 2012).
"Asia and Pacific Department."
"June 2012."
Physical Description:1 online resource (22 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1475504225
9781475504224
1475560206
9781475560206
1475509693
9781475509694