Research Council of Norway 2017–2020

Project director: Prof. Torkel Brekke (PRIO)

Project objective:

The FINEX project deals with the relationship of Muslims to Islamic finance in the Nordic countries. The working group examines how the financial behaviour of Muslims, such as borrowing, is affected by compliance with the provisions of Islam. The project is managed by the PRIO research institute in Norway, and the Migration Institute of Finland is the Finnish partner in the project.

Key partners: PRIO, Migration Institute of Finland, University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Aarhus University (Denmark)

Project researchers: Tuomas Martikainen and Liban Ismail