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Islamic Finance Industry

analytical Essay
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Islamic finance industry in Malaysia has been in existences more than 30 years. The enactment of the Islamic Banking Act 1983 enabled the country’s first Islamic Bank to be established. Malaysia’s long track record of building a successful domestic Islamic financial industry of over 30 years gives the country a solid financial that adds to the richness, diversity and maturity of the financial system. (RosniaMasruki, 2010).
Before the advent of Islamic banks, financial market had been monopoly by conventional banks. However, in recent years Malaysian Islamic banks have to operate in an increasingly competitive environment. Alongside the conventional banking system, the Islamic banking system has steadily evolved to become a major player on the Malaysian financial landscape. The establishment of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) in 1983 really marks the beginning of a new era in Islamic banking in Malaysia. The Islamic banking system received a further boost when a scheme where conventional banks can open windows for Islamic banking products that called Interest-free banking system. (Mariani Abdul Majid, 2003).
However, the world has known several financial crises over the course of history, particularly in the 20th century, since the Great Depression of 1930s followed by the oil price boom in the 70s. Apart from these major crises, smaller breakdowns occurred in economy, which is normal, considering the cyclical nature of the economic system in economic production, inflation rate, the level of GDP, trade, and other factors. Yet it does not occur in each cycle, or downturn, that so many factors coexist in one time that shakes the global economic system as much as it happened in the latest crisis starting in 2007-2008. (Renata JankaT...

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From the development of Islamic banks in Malaysia, it is imperative for Islamic banks to play their role effectively and efficiently to contribute to the overall stability of the financial system, and the growth and development of the economy as well as less effective during global financial crisis. The issues that arise are whether the Islamic banks are able to survive in the Malaysian economy, and the performance and stability of Islamic banks in Malaysia during financial crisis question remains. Although consideration is given in the volatile financial environment, would Islamic banks in Malaysia be able to withstand financial crisis.
These raise the need to undertake this research to examine this performance and stability issues. There are many reasons why Islamic banks can survive during the financial crisis in terms of performance and stability.

In this essay, the author

  • Explains malaysia's long track record of building a successful domestic islamic financial industry adds to the richness, diversity, and maturity of the financial system.
  • Explains that the establishment of bank islam malaysia berhad (bimb) in 1983 marked the beginning of a new era in islamic banking in malaysia.
  • Explains that the world has known several financial crises over the course of history, including the great depression of 1930s followed by the oil price boom in the 70s.
  • Explains that the financial crisis of 2007-2008, also known as the global financial crisis, resulted in the threat of collapse of large financial institutions, the bailout of banks by national governments, and downturns in stock markets around the world.
  • Explains that the islamic banking institutions remained stable and registered commendable performance during the crisis period. the extent of their impact was not as bad as that on the conventional banks.
  • Explains that islamic intermediation is asset-based, and centers on risk sharing. the latter's model does not allow investing in or financing instruments that have adversely affected their conventional competitors and triggered the global financial crisis.
  • Explains the goal of this paper is to understand the effect of financial crisis on islamic banks in malaysia during the middle of 2008.
  • Explains how the paper is organized into five sections. the first section reviews the literature on the effects of financial crisis on banking industry, and the second section discusses the findings and results.
  • Explains that the recent global financial crisis has induced a series of failures of many conventional banks and led to an increased interest in the islamic banking business model.
  • Argues that the current financial crisis could have been avoided if the islamic finance and banking system had been in place instead of conventional one.
  • Analyzes how kassim and abd.majid (2010) empirically examine the impacts financial shocks on the islamic banks and conventional banks in malaysia.
  • Opines that it is imperative for islamic banks to play their role effectively and efficiently to contribute to the overall stability of the financial system.
  • Opines that islamic banks can survive during the financial crisis in terms of performance and stability.
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