Fr. 220.00

Question of Interest - The Paralysis of Saudi Banking

English · Hardback

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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 Drawing on personal experience, interviews, and unpublished primary sources, Peter Wilson tells a dramatic story of powerful personalities, clashing cultures, and often mysterious institutions with a journalists' eye for the telling anecdote as well as for the statistical evidence.

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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.

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Peter Wilson (Author)

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Drawing on personal experience, interviews, and unpublished primary sources, Peter Wilson tells a dramatic story of powerful personalities, clashing cultures, and often mysterious institutions with a journalists? eye for the telling anecdote as well as for the statistical evidence.

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