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Financing SMEs Through the Islamic Qard al-Hasan: A Proposal of Islamic FinTech Interest-Free Lending for Government Initiatives

Financing SMEs Through the Islamic Qard al-Hasan: A Proposal of Islamic FinTech Interest-Free Lending for Government Initiatives
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Author(s): Auwal Adam Sa'ad (International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia)and Anwar Bin Allah Pitchay (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 11
Source title: Impact of Financial Technology (FinTech) on Islamic Finance and Financial Stability
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nader Naifar (Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia & University of Sfax, Tunisia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0039-2.ch004

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Abstract

Financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is one of the most important mechanisms to boost economic growth in both developed and developing nations. The contributions of SMEs in many countries' gross domestic product (GDP) have been overwhelming. SMEs improve job creation in all sectors of the economy and contribute to the people's economic wellbeing. However, many SMEs are not getting financing from their respective counties due to strict regulations and interest rate hike. With this kind of regulations and high interest, many brains are wasted, and many ideas are vanishing with the job opportunities attached them. Government agencies are therefore in need to innovate different ways to facilitate SME financing and support new businesses for achieving and maintaining sustainable economic growth. This chapter proposes an Islamic FinTech and its mechanisms to achieving this vital initiative using the Islamic benevolent loan “Alqard al-hasan.”

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