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Are Islamic banks really interest-free?

Khairul Anuar, Shamsher Mohamad, Mohamed Eskandar Shah

May 4, 2016

Islamic banks are not so different from their conventional counterparts, and this needs to be addressed, finds research from The International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance.

The operations of Islamic banks, unlike conventional banks, are supposedly based on the premise of justice and fairness and not just maximising profits. The advocates of Islamic banking are convinced of its advantages and the contributions it makes to society compared to conventional banking (Sugema, Bakhtiar and Effendi, 2010; Khairul, Shamsher and Eskandar (2014)).

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