Financial perspectives of Islamic bank's in Oman

This paper discusses about the inauguration of banking system in Oman. It studies the financial position of Islamic banks working in the Sultanate.This paper is studying the profitability of Islamic Banks in Oman. This study was a pilot test for the questionnaire in which 50 respondents filled the q...

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Published inFinancial Studies Vol. 24; no. 2 (88); pp. 50 - 63
Main Authors Mohammed, Shariq, Alam, Mohammad Noor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bucharest Romanian Academy, National Institute of Economic Research (INCE), "Victor Slăvescu" Centre for Financial and Monetary Research 2020
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Financial Performance
Islamic Banking Regulatory Framework (IBRF)
Islamic Banks
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Summary:This paper discusses about the inauguration of banking system in Oman. It studies the financial position of Islamic banks working in the Sultanate.This paper is studying the profitability of Islamic Banks in Oman. This study was a pilot test for the questionnaire in which 50 respondents filled the questionnaire. It was concluded that the respondents had high awareness of Islamic banking products in Oman. Secondly, Majority of the people are Muslim, therefore they like to use Islamic Banking. Thirdly, majority of the Muslims are high at their religiosity, therefore they also like to use the Islamic Banking. But with all these results of study one cannot understand why the Islamic banks are not able to have high profits. These findings suggest also suggest that Islamic Banking is rapidly increasing its assets in Oman.
ISSN:2066-6071
2066-6071