1st Edition

A Question Of Interest The Paralysis Of Saudi Banking

By Peter Wilson Copyright 1991
308 Pages
by Routledge

308 Pages
by Routledge

308 Pages
by Routledge

In Saudi Arabia today a classic confrontation between Islamic fundamentalism and modernism has brought the Saudi banking system virtually to a state of paralysis. The debate is between those upholding the traditional Islamic prohibition against charging interest on loans and those who wish to see a modern banking system capable of generating credit to support economic development. Drawing on... Read more
The origins of the Kingdom's banking system; the 12 Saudi banks; bad loans - the problem begins; the Saudi stock exchange; reporting, auditing and internal controls; joint ventures and waning commitments; the great experiment - Saudiization; the Kingdom's three basket cases.

Biography

Peter Wilson (Author)