WALL STREET AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse
WALL STREET AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse
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تمثل حقوق الإنسان منظومة متكاملة لا تتجزأ؛ فهي مترابطة ومتشابكة ووثيقة الصلة ببعضها البعض ولا يمكن أن تخضع للانتقاء.ولكي يستطيع المواطنون التمتع بهذه الحقوق وفى مقدمتها الحصول على فرصة العمل المناسبة،فإنه يستلزم تحقيق معدلات نمو اقتصادي مرتفعة،ويستدعى ذلك بالضرورة اتخاذ خطوات محددة لجذب مزيد من الاستثمارات التى يسهم فيها رأس
Read MoreConventional and Corrected Measures of Gender-related Development Index (GDI): What Happens to the Arab Countries Ranking?
Conventional and Corrected Measures of Gender-related Development Index (GDI Author: Dr. Riadh Ben Jelili Series: API/WPS 1007 Publisher: Arab planning institute - Kuwait Description: The Gender-related Development Index (GDI) developed by the United nations Development Program has been one of the first global instrument to demonstrate that the level of gender equality in a country is not
Read MoreThe Global Financial Crisis and Equity Markets in Middle East Oil Exporting Countries
The Global Financial Crisis and Equity Markets in Middle East Oil Exporting Countries Author: Dr. Ibrahim Onour Series: API/WPS 1009 Publisher: Arab planning institute - Kuwait Description: This paper employs extreme downside risk measures to estimate the impact of the global financial crisis in 2008/2009 on equity markets in major oil producing Middle
Read MoreAssessment of Arab Export Competitiveness in International Markets using Trade Indicators
Assessment of Arab Export Competitiveness in International Markets using Trade Indicators Author: Dr. Walid Abdmoulah and Dr. Belkacem Laabas Series: API/WPS 1010 Publisher: Arab planning institute - Kuwait Description: Most of the Arab countries face the daunting task of accelerating economic growth and creating jobs for a fast growing young labor force. In an open economic environment,
Read MoreDo Islamic Banks Perform Better than Conventional Banks? Evidence from Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Do Islamic Banks Perform Better than Conventional Banks Author: Hadeel Abu Loghod Series: API/WPS 1011 Publisher: Arab planning institute - Kuwait Description: Islamic Banking has been growing worldwide significantly in the past three decades and is developing remarkably in the Southeast Asia, Middle East and even in Europe and in North America. The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Read MoreEfficiency of Islamic Banks in Sudan: A Non-Parametric Approach
Efficiency of Islamic Banks in Sudan A Non-Parametric Approach Author: Ibrahim A. Onour , Abdelgadir M.A Abdalla Series: API/WPS 1012 Publisher: Arab planning institute - Kuwait Description: This paper employs several efficiency measures and productivity changes using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to investigate efficiency performance of Islamic banks in Sudan. Our results indicate, among twelve banks included in
Read MoreFirm Heterogeneity and Productivity: The Contribution of Microdata
Firm Heterogeneity and Productivity The Contribution of Microdata Author: Riadh Ben Jelili Series: API/WPS 1013 Publisher: Arab planning institute - Kuwait Description: Without claiming to be a comprehensive treatment of all relevant issues related to the firm productivity analysis, this note aims to investigate some areas of inquiry in this field where firm level data are most
Read MoreThe Arab Region’s Unemployment Problem Revisited
The Arab Region's Unemployment Problem Revisited Author: Riadh Ben Jelili Series: API/WPS 1015 Publisher: Arab planning institute - Kuwait Description: The Arab world is confronted with an increasing pressure coming from the supply side of the labor market, generated principally by the unemployed persons looking for a job, the new entrants on the labor market and the expected
Read MoreForecasting Volatility in Global Food Commodity Prices
Forecasting Volatility in Global Food Commodity Prices Author: Ibrahim Onour Series: API/WPS 1101 Publisher: Arab planning institute - Kuwait Description: To forecast volatility in global food commodity prices, in this paper a number of alternative competing models are employed, thin tailed normal distribution, and fat-tailed Student t-distribution GARCH models, beside a simple approach of forecasting volatility based on
Read MoreIssues in Islamic Corporate Finance: Capital Structure in Firms
Issues in Islamic Corporate Finance: Capital Structure in Firms Description: This research paper gives a literature review on Islamic firms and capital structure. Author(s) : Habib Ahmed Published : 1428H (2007) Pages : 40 ISBN : 9960-32-164-9
Read MoreChallenges of Affordable Housing Finance in IDB Member Countries Using Islamic Modes
Challenges of Affordable Housing Finance in IDB Member Countries Using Islamic Modes Description: The focus of this book is on financial products and infrastructure innovation for housing finance. It quantifies the demand for housing in IDB member countries, estimates the financial gap, and evaluates the current Islamic house financing models and
Read MoreRisk Management in Islamic Finance (AAOIFI –World Bank Annual Conference)
Risk Management in Islamic Finance AAOIFI –World Bank Annual Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance under the auspices of Central Bank of Bahrain Risk Management in Islamic Finance AssocProf. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin
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