Current state and future prospects of Islamic banking in Morocco: An empirical investigation

The purpose of the study is to review the current state of Islamic banking in Morocco, and to investigate the factors that influence the adoption of Islamic banking services in the country. Accordingly, a survey was conducted covering 400 respondents from most of the Moroccan regions, and data analy...

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Main Authors: Abd Aziz, Hassanuddeen, Abdelghani, Echchabi
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Language:English
Published: Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research 2015
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description The purpose of the study is to review the current state of Islamic banking in Morocco, and to investigate the factors that influence the adoption of Islamic banking services in the country. Accordingly, a survey was conducted covering 400 respondents from most of the Moroccan regions, and data analysis was based on linear regression. The findings revealed that the main factors that influence the decision of the Moroccan customers to adopt Islamic banking services are relative advantage, compatibility and social influence. Furthermore, the findings revealed that the progress of Islamic banking in Morocco is faced by multiple legal and regulatory challenges.
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spelling iium-494382017-12-20T02:36:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/49438/ Current state and future prospects of Islamic banking in Morocco: An empirical investigation Abd Aziz, Hassanuddeen Abdelghani, Echchabi HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. The purpose of the study is to review the current state of Islamic banking in Morocco, and to investigate the factors that influence the adoption of Islamic banking services in the country. Accordingly, a survey was conducted covering 400 respondents from most of the Moroccan regions, and data analysis was based on linear regression. The findings revealed that the main factors that influence the decision of the Moroccan customers to adopt Islamic banking services are relative advantage, compatibility and social influence. Furthermore, the findings revealed that the progress of Islamic banking in Morocco is faced by multiple legal and regulatory challenges. Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/49438/1/Current%20state%20and%20future%20prospects%20of%20Islamic%20banking%20in%20Morocco%20An%20empirical%20investigation.pdf Abd Aziz, Hassanuddeen and Abdelghani, Echchabi (2015) Current state and future prospects of Islamic banking in Morocco: An empirical investigation. Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research, 3 (2). pp. 1-10. E-ISSN 2289-2559 http://www.jeeir.com/v2/index.php
spellingShingle HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
Abd Aziz, Hassanuddeen
Abdelghani, Echchabi
Current state and future prospects of Islamic banking in Morocco: An empirical investigation
title Current state and future prospects of Islamic banking in Morocco: An empirical investigation
title_full Current state and future prospects of Islamic banking in Morocco: An empirical investigation
title_fullStr Current state and future prospects of Islamic banking in Morocco: An empirical investigation
title_full_unstemmed Current state and future prospects of Islamic banking in Morocco: An empirical investigation
title_short Current state and future prospects of Islamic banking in Morocco: An empirical investigation
title_sort current state and future prospects of islamic banking in morocco: an empirical investigation
topic HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
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