Published at: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Dubai Debt - Accounting, Economics, Islamic Banking and the Rules of Finance
November 29, 2009
The Middle Eastern countries and Islam do not believe in interest -money is not an asset and cannot have a cost (interest). It can only be traded in relation to some commodity. The present crisis has shown that if a cost is not attributed to money then the result is a crisis. In this analysis I look at the effects of the Dubai debt crisis in relation to accounting rules.