This practical title features insightful chapters... more

This practical title features insightful chapters by leading practitioners in Islamic financing (including from Norton Rose, Citigroup Asia and Dubai Islamic Bank), and analyses market trends, key developments and structures for sukuk, syndications, funds, takaful, project financing and Islamic liquidity management... less

This practical title provides a comprehensive ove... more

This practical title provides a comprehensive overview of the Islamic capital markets, tracking their development from the first sukuks to the current outlook after the global economic crisis and the recent Shariah rulings of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) in relation to sukuk... less

Comprehensive and thorough, Globalization of Busi... more

Comprehensive and thorough, Globalization of Business will assist you in understanding globalization and its significance, challenges, and implications for todays companies. Using proven research and actual strategies of top corporations, this reference covers pertinent information about the global context of business. This book: explores the worlds current economic, cultural, technological, and environmental affairs examines competitiveness at national and firm levels and outlines steps that competitive organizations undertake to sustain their advantage discusses and analyzes strategies for effective business performance identifies the roles of CEOs and their qualities and functions, and gives a framework for identifying global managers evaluates the prospects for sustaining global leadership and contrasts global leadership and hegemonyoutlines the necessary steps for creating an integrated global economyCovering general and specific issues, this guide explains assumptions and theories of globalization in order to help you approach global issues with flexibility, attentiveness and confidence. Globalization of Business will enable readers to avoid common pitfalls and build a successful global firm that will benefit the entire business community.... less

Secured Finance Transactions: Key Assets and Emer... more

Secured Finance Transactions: Key Assets and Emerging Markets provides an indispensable guide to important legal developments in the field of secured finance, the taking of security interests over key business assets, the legal framework for security interests in emerging markets and innovations in credit risk management.... less

A fascinating exploration of my favourite city, f... more

A fascinating exploration of my favourite city, full of insider knowledge and sharp insights. Salman Rushdie... less

FREE audio of 12 hit songs by SALMAN AHMADWith 30... more

FREE audio of 12 hit songs by SALMAN AHMADWith 30 million record sales under his belt, and with fans including Bono and Deepak Chopra, Pakistan-born Salman Ahmad, the leader of the band Junoon, is renowned for being the first rock & roll star to destroy the wall that divides the West and the Muslim world. His hits such as Bheegi Yadein, Azadi, and Sayonee made rock history in India. Rock and Roll Jihad is the story of his incredible journey. Facing down angry mullahs and oppressive dictators who wanted all music to be banned from Pakistan, Salman Ahmad rocketed to the top of the music charts, bringing Western-style rock and pop to Pakistani teenagers for the first time. His band became the U2 of Asia, a sufi-rock group that broke boundaries and sold a record number of albums. As his music climbed the charts, Salman found himself the target of religious fanatics and power-mad politicians desperate to take him and his band down. Undeterred, Salman created his own underground jihad: his mission was to bring his beloved rock music to an enthusiastic new audience in South Asia and beyond. In the center of a new generation of young Pakistanis who go to mosques as well as McDonalds, whose religion gives them compassion for and not fear of the West, and who see modern music as a rainbow bridge that links their lives to the rest of the world, nothing could stop Salmans star from rising.... less