Islamic banking adoption in Ghana
This study explores Islamic banking adoption in Ghana by examining the awareness, perceived importance and potential challenges of Islamic banking. It uses a qualitative research approach to gain insight about the perceptions of bank customers towards Islamic banking. A sample of eight respondents w...
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| author | Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Abdul Wahab, Abdul Hamid |
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| description | This study explores Islamic banking adoption in Ghana by examining the awareness, perceived importance and potential challenges of Islamic banking. It uses a qualitative research approach to gain insight about the perceptions of bank customers towards Islamic banking. A sample of eight respondents were interview. The findings suggested that awareness of Islamic banking is very low among Ghanaians though the perceived importance of Islamic banking is noteworthy. Furthermore, it discovers potential challenges of Islamic banking including competition with conventional banks and reluctance of non-Muslims to patronise Islamic banking. |
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| spelling | iium-744362019-09-27T00:57:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74436/ Islamic banking adoption in Ghana Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Abdul Wahab, Abdul Hamid HG Finance HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance This study explores Islamic banking adoption in Ghana by examining the awareness, perceived importance and potential challenges of Islamic banking. It uses a qualitative research approach to gain insight about the perceptions of bank customers towards Islamic banking. A sample of eight respondents were interview. The findings suggested that awareness of Islamic banking is very low among Ghanaians though the perceived importance of Islamic banking is noteworthy. Furthermore, it discovers potential challenges of Islamic banking including competition with conventional banks and reluctance of non-Muslims to patronise Islamic banking. 2019-08 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74436/1/Ghana%20KLIBEL_19__059_066_pK5p1uFm6p.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74436/7/Ghana-%2020190826112537549.pdf Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri and Abdul Wahab, Abdul Hamid (2019) Islamic banking adoption in Ghana. In: The 19th Kuala Lumpur International Business, Economics and Law Conference 2019 (KLibel 2019), 24-25 August 2019, Bangii, Selangor. Malaysia. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | HG Finance HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Abdul Wahab, Abdul Hamid Islamic banking adoption in Ghana |
| title | Islamic banking adoption in Ghana |
| title_full | Islamic banking adoption in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Islamic banking adoption in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Islamic banking adoption in Ghana |
| title_short | Islamic banking adoption in Ghana |
| title_sort | islamic banking adoption in ghana |
| topic | HG Finance HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/74436/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74436/1/Ghana%20KLIBEL_19__059_066_pK5p1uFm6p.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/74436/7/Ghana-%2020190826112537549.pdf |