The proposition to establish an Islamic megabank has long existed since the year 2010. According to industry reports, countries such as Turkey, Indonesia and most recently Malaysia have all dabbled in the idea of establishing a megabank, but nothing has materialized...
Ditunjuknya Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro menjadi menteri keuangan di era kepemimpinan Jokowi-JK merupakan prestasi gemilang bagi pegiat ekonomi syariah. Dia merupakan ketua Ikatan Ahli Ekonomi Indonesia (IAEI) sejak 2011. Di tengah gempuran isu terhadap...
Tidak bisa dimungkiri jika Malaysia mengalami kemajuan yang pesat dalam pengembangan Lembaga Keuangan Syariah (LKS). Dalam pertemuan sejumlah ekonom syariah dan CEO internasional di Kuala Lumpur, pertengahan Agustus silam, menunjukkan antuasiasme dan gairah para...
The year 2014 signifies the stagnation in the growth of the Indonesian Islamic banking industry. Based on the preliminary figures from the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK), up to the 3rd quarter of 2014, the total Islamic banking assets (full-fledged...
The discussion on the Islamic Economics has been going on in the last three decades. Islamic Research & Training Institute (IRTI), a research arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, has been one research center focusing on the study on Islamic banking,...