Islamic Banks and Financial Stability : An Empirical Analysis /

The relative financial strength of Islamic banks is assessed empirically based on evidence covering individual Islamic and commercial banks in 18 banking systems with a substantial presence of Islamic banking. We find that (i) small Islamic banks tend to be financially stronger than small commercial...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cihak, Martin
Other Authors: Hesse, Heiko
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/016
Online Access:Full text available on IMF