TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a comparative study of financing small and cottage industries (SCIs) by interest‐free banks in different countries like Turkey, Cyprus, Sudan and Bangladesh.Design/methodology/approach– The objectives are achieved by analyzing data based on an “institutional network” theoretical frame of references. The methodological approach used in the research is of a qualitative nature.Findings– The research result shows that the lender–borrower network relationship, especially in case of financing rural‐based SCIs by interest‐free banks, differ from one country to the other even though the basic principles of interest‐free financing remains the same.Originality/value– The ideas of interest‐free financing system (IFS) and its specific mode of lending funds towards rural‐based SCIs. The research is useful to both financing organizations based on interest‐free principles also small and cottage industry owners in developing as well as developed nations, where the Shariah‐based IFS is working.
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
SN  - 0828-8666
DO  - 10.1108/08288660810876859
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/08288660810876859
AU  - Alam Mohammed N.
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - A comparative study of financing small and cottage industries by interest‐free banks in Turkey, Cyprus, Sudan and Bangladesh
T2  - Humanomics
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 145
EP  - 161
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -