Document
Investigating determinants of bay' salam financing product for agricultural sector in the Sultanate of Oman.
Identifier
DOI: 10.24035/IJIT.18.2020.187
Source
International Journal of Islamic Thought. v. 18, p. 121-130
Contributors
Fida, Bashir Ahmad., Author
Country
Malaysia
City
Selangor
Publisher
National University of Malaysia.
Gregorian
2020-12-01
Language
English
Subject
English abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of Bay' Salam financing product for the agricultural sector in Oman. A survey is conducted using well-structured questionnaires to identify the factors that determines viability of Bay Salam financing product for the agricultural sector. The statistical tools used for the analysis are factor analysis and descriptive statistics. The factor analysis results demonstrate that operational costs, profitability and risk mitigation strategies are the most important factors that banks need to take into consideration when financing the agricultural sector using Bay' Salam. Therefore, we suggest that Islamic banks in Oman should adopt Bay' Salam as an alternative Islamic product to finance the agricultural sector. Moreover, the Central Bank is encouraged to allow Islamic banks to adopt this product given that it will assist the government in achieving its 2040 vision.
ISSN
2232-1314
Category
Journal articles