Islamic Finance in Europe

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Filippo di Mauro

European Central Bank (ECB)

Pierluigi Caristi

Banque Centrale du Luxembourg

Stéphane Couderc

European Central Bank (ECB)

Angela Di Maria

Bank of Italy

Lauren Ho

Banque Centrale du Luxembourg

Baljeet Kaur Grewal

Kuwait Finance House Research

Sergio Masciantonio

European Union - European Commission

Steven Ongena

University of Zurich - Department Finance; Swiss Finance Institute; KU Leuven; NTNU Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Sajjad Zaheer

State Bank of Pakistan

Date Written: April 15, 2013

Abstract

Islamic finance is based on ethical principles in line with Islamic religious law. Despite its low share of the global financial market, Islamic finance has been one of this sector’s fastest growing components over the last decades and has gained further momentum in the wake of the financial crisis. The paper examines the development of and possible prospects for Islamic finance, with a special focus on Europe. It compares Islamic and conventional finance, particularly as concerns risks associated with the operations of respective institutions, as well as corporate governance. The paper also analyses empirical evidence comparing Islamic and conventional financial institutions with regard to their: (i) efficiency and profitability; and (ii) stability and resilience. Finally, the paper considers the conduct of monetary policy in an Islamic banking context. This is not uncomplicated given the fact that interest rates – normally a cornerstone of monetary policy – are prohibited under Islamic finance. Liquidity management issues are thus discussed here, with particular reference to the euro area.

Keywords: Islamic finance, central bank monetary policy and regulations, globalisation, financial institutions, financing policy, corporate governance and culture, social responsibility

JEL Classification: E52, E58, F6, F65, G21, G22, G28, G3, G32, M14

Suggested Citation

di Mauro, Filippo and Caristi, Pierluigi and Couderc, Stéphane and Di Maria, Angela and Ho, Lauren and Kaur Grewal, Baljeet and Masciantonio, Sergio and Ongena, Steven R. G. and Zaheer, Sajjad, Islamic Finance in Europe (April 15, 2013). ECB Occasional Paper No. 146, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2251204 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2251204

Filippo Di Mauro (Contact Author)

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Pierluigi Caristi

Banque Centrale du Luxembourg ( email )

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Luxembourg

Stéphane Couderc

European Central Bank (ECB) ( email )

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Frankfurt am Main, 60314
Germany

Angela Di Maria

Bank of Italy ( email )

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Rome, 00184
Italy

Lauren Ho

Banque Centrale du Luxembourg ( email )

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Luxembourg, L-2983
Luxembourg

Baljeet Kaur Grewal

Kuwait Finance House Research ( email )

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Ahmed Al Jaber Street
Kuwait City
Kuwait

Sergio Masciantonio

European Union - European Commission ( email )

Rue de la Loi 200
Brussels, B-1049
Belgium

Steven R. G. Ongena

University of Zurich - Department Finance ( email )

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Zürich, 8001
Switzerland

Swiss Finance Institute

c/o University of Geneva
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CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland

KU Leuven ( email )

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Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant 3000
Belgium

NTNU Business School ( email )

Norway

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London
United Kingdom

Sajjad Zaheer

State Bank of Pakistan ( email )

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Karachi, 74000
Pakistan
03351103916 (Phone)

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