Imagining a Flood of Funds

The majority of financing by Syariah banks is still in the form of buying and selling. But there's concern over the disbursement of monies if there is a large increase in customers' funds.

December 30, 2003

IF one doesn't have money, one feels anxious. Imagining having much more money however also makes one confused. This is the quandary that managers of Syariah banks now find themselves facing. Previously, they used to complain about the low amount of third party funds deposited in the banks that forbid interest. According to data from Bank Indonesia (BI), Syariah banks have only yet managed to attract 0.6 percent of the total Rp800 trillion thi

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