Review and analysis of current Shariah-compliant equity screening practices

International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-303

  Derigs, Ulrich ^a   Marzban, Shehab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification schemes; Equity capital; Financial management; Fund management; Islam

Indexed keywords

EID: 62749107750     PISSN: 17538394     EISSN: 17538408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538390810919600     Document Type: Article

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