A critical review of the commercial vaibility of interest-free banking in Singapore

With the worldwide growing interest in interest-free banking (also known as Islamic banking), we seek to explore the viability of such a system in Singapore. From the experiences of other Islamic countries and those conventional institutions which have tapped into the vast potential of this innovat...

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Main Authors: Goh, Siew Yee, Neo, Siang Noi, Oh, Hui Kiang
Other Authors: Cheng, Philip Yim Kwong
Format: Final Year Project
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10854
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-108542023-05-19T03:30:06Z A critical review of the commercial vaibility of interest-free banking in Singapore Goh, Siew Yee Neo, Siang Noi Oh, Hui Kiang Cheng, Philip Yim Kwong Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Finance::Interest rates With the worldwide growing interest in interest-free banking (also known as Islamic banking), we seek to explore the viability of such a system in Singapore. From the experiences of other Islamic countries and those conventional institutions which have tapped into the vast potential of this innovative banking alternative, we anticipate that it may enhance Singapore's competitiveness in her bid to become the regional financial centre. Our research focuses on whether Singapore has sufficient demand for interest-free banking. Quantitative analysis has been conducted to determine the amounts of deposits required for interest-free units for institutions to be commercially viable. 2008-09-24T07:48:18Z 2008-09-24T07:48:18Z 1998 1998 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10854 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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Goh, Siew Yee
Neo, Siang Noi
Oh, Hui Kiang
A critical review of the commercial vaibility of interest-free banking in Singapore
description With the worldwide growing interest in interest-free banking (also known as Islamic banking), we seek to explore the viability of such a system in Singapore. From the experiences of other Islamic countries and those conventional institutions which have tapped into the vast potential of this innovative banking alternative, we anticipate that it may enhance Singapore's competitiveness in her bid to become the regional financial centre. Our research focuses on whether Singapore has sufficient demand for interest-free banking. Quantitative analysis has been conducted to determine the amounts of deposits required for interest-free units for institutions to be commercially viable.
author2 Cheng, Philip Yim Kwong
author_facet Cheng, Philip Yim Kwong
Goh, Siew Yee
Neo, Siang Noi
Oh, Hui Kiang
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author Goh, Siew Yee
Neo, Siang Noi
Oh, Hui Kiang
author_sort Goh, Siew Yee
title A critical review of the commercial vaibility of interest-free banking in Singapore
title_short A critical review of the commercial vaibility of interest-free banking in Singapore
title_full A critical review of the commercial vaibility of interest-free banking in Singapore
title_fullStr A critical review of the commercial vaibility of interest-free banking in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed A critical review of the commercial vaibility of interest-free banking in Singapore
title_sort critical review of the commercial vaibility of interest-free banking in singapore
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