Open AccessSyariah Obligation: Prospects and its Challenges in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Sudirman Sudirman,
Bakri Bakri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
al-ulum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2442-8213
pISSN - 1412-0534
DOI - 10.30603/au.v15i1.217
Subject(s) - obligation , sukuk , debt , business , investment (military) , population , bureaucracy , financial system , economics , finance , accounting , islamic finance , islam , political science , law , politics , geography , demography , archaeology , sociology
This writing is designed to investigate prospects and challenges facing Syariah Obligation (sukuk) in Indonesia. In this study, we found Syariah obligation (sukuk) development have good prospect. There are factors supporting Syariah obligation (sukuk) in Indonesia, some of which are significant population, government support, and domestic economic stability over percent per year, flow of fresh fund by Middle East, and making complete regulatory framework, as well as the rise of global Syariah market. Notwithstanding sukuk potential, some challenges are exist, for examples, drawback of regulation, uncertainty of taxation, most of Syariah financial products are debt-based or debt-likely, less investor understanding of Syariah obligation instrument, and not quite conducive investment climate and complicated bureaucracy.