Global Research Seminar: Islamic Finance and Investment in the International Markets

This grant supported the program costs for field research in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as part of an innovative and intensive Global Research Seminar (GRS) on Islamic Finance and Investment in the International Markets. The class conducted hands-on research during a ten-day field research visit to Malaysia over Spring Break. While in Kuala Lumpur, students met with the Malaysian central bank (Bank Negara), the Islamic Financial Services Board (ISFB), and private sector firms and companies that are at the center of designing, implementing and overseeing the financial services products that are shaping Islamic finance now and in the coming decades.