Friday, August 2, 2013

External Grants for ARI HICoE

The Accounting Research Institute (ARI) congratulates its researchers from the Islamic Finance & Muamalat research cluster for securing various external grants for their projects.  Specifically, congratulations to the following members:
1.  Grant from Bank Negara Malaysia (Islamic Finance) RM60,000.00 for Prof Dr Rashidah Abdul Rahman (Head)  and her team for a project titled "Customers Perceptions and Behaviour towards Investment Accounts Concept in Islamic Banking"
2. Grant from Asian Institute of Finance (AIF) RM30,000.00 for Prof Dr Rashidah Abdul Rahman (Head) and her team for a project titled "Demand for Microcredit as a Determinant of Microfinance Outreach"
3. Grant for Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) RM36,000.00 for Prof Dr Rashidah Abdul Rahman (Head) and her team for a project titled "Portfolios of the Poor in Microfinance Projects".
4. Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia USD10,000 for Associate Dr Abdul Halim Mohd Noor (Head) and his team for a project titled "Enhancing Zakat Distribution through Microfinance - Modelling Institutional Collaborative Efforts.

Congratulations all and well done