Islamic banking in Singapore : need for a new set of accounting standards?

This paper aims to identify if any significant difference(s) exist in bank performances among three categories of banks, namely pure Islamic, conventional and mixed banks, over the period 1999-2004. If so, whether such differences can be attributed to the unique characteristics of Islamic banking, a...

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Main Authors: Chiang, Rebecca Jen Yiin, Lim, Charissa Chor Ting, Zeng, Xinxuan
Other Authors: Lee, Hon Sing
Format: Final Year Project
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10056
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
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Summary:This paper aims to identify if any significant difference(s) exist in bank performances among three categories of banks, namely pure Islamic, conventional and mixed banks, over the period 1999-2004. If so, whether such differences can be attributed to the unique characteristics of Islamic banking, and ultimately be explained by the differences in the respective accounting standards.