Expanding the financial inclusion frontiers: an assessment of the roles of Developing Eight (D-8) countries financial regulators

Isa Akosile, Tesleem Olajuwon and Sharofiddin, Ashurov (2020) Expanding the financial inclusion frontiers: an assessment of the roles of Developing Eight (D-8) countries financial regulators. In: Conference on Business and Technology (ICBT 2020), 14th-15th November 2020, Istanbul, Turkey. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This study's objective is to embark on an exploratory study to compare the roles played by the several regulators of each of the D-8 countries towards engendering financial inclusion through the Islamic finance offerings in their domain and lessons that can be deduced by their counterparts for adoption and implementation. The study relies on secondary data sourced from official publications, working papers, articles, e-books, websites, and online resources on how the roles played by the financial regulators of the D-8 countries impact financial inclusion. Content analysis was carried out on the collated data to determine the status of each of the D-8 countries. The study found that while the regulators of some D-8 member countries had maximized the Islamic social finance offerings to combat financial exclusion within their domain, other regulators are yet to maximize the same due to factors that include weak political and or administrative will, social peculiarities among others. The study concludes by recommending the adoption of the Islamic social finance instruments in climes where same has yet to be implemented or fully adopted, to shore up the shortfalls of government expenditure, more appositely in this era of shrinking public expenditure and post

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Additional Information:	8755/85227
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Financial exclusion/inclusion, D-8 countries, financial regulatory bodies, equity modes of finance, redistributive instruments, Islamic social finance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG1501 Banking H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM661 Social control
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance (IIiBF)
Depositing User:	Dr Sharofiddin Ashurov
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2020 15:06
Last Modified:	09 Dec 2020 15:06
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/85227

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