Indonesia's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been growing steadily, but the financing they receive from Sharia banks hasn't kept pace. This study aims to figure out why. It turns out that banks' strategies for collecting funds from third parties have a lot to do with it. Sharia ban
Are you tired of the usual way of looking at continuous-time finance? It's time to think outside the box with a new approach called causal functional calculus. Unlike traditional methods, this one doesn't rely on probabilities or integration theories. Instead, it focuses on a concept called self-fin
Indonesia sees more small businesses every year, but Sharia banks aren't keeping up. They're financing fewer small businesses, even though total deposits are growing. This study looks into how much money comes from outsiders (third parties) affects how much Sharia banks lend to small businesses. It
Ever thought about how traders keep their trades going without adding extra money? Welcome to the world of self-financing trading! This concept is a big deal in Quantitative Finance. It was first introduced by Harrison and Kreps in 1979 and expanded by Harrison and Pliska in 1981. In simple terms, s
The American Film Market (AFM) is making a comeback this November in Las Vegas. After years of streaming platforms dominating the scene, indie producers are now looking back to older business models. This shift is giving AFM a new lease on life. In the past, AFM wasn't as relevant because streaming
The United Nations is hosting a massive conference in Colombia about protecting nature. The leader of the UN, Antonio Guterres, is calling for big money to be spent on a special fund that helps countries protect and fix biodiversity – the variety of life on Earth. This is happening because losing al
The rules for getting a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan just got a big shake-up! For decades, entrepreneurs were limited to $5 million in SBA-backed loans. But in May 2023, the SBA revamped this rule. Now, you can borrow up to $5 million per business, as long as each one belongs to a differ
Billionaire Elon Musk, known for Tesla and SpaceX, has been making headlines for his support of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Musk has poured nearly $75 million into America PAC, a political action committee he founded this year to back Trump. This makes him one of Trump's top donors. So far
In a surprising turn of events, banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are sitting on more liquid cash than many of their global counterparts. This shift is largely due to the high interest rates in Europe and other regions, according to an executive from Qatar National Bank. Speaking
When Sean Cunningham, the director of the horror film "Friday the 13th," was trying to mimic the success of "Halloween," he faced a dilemma. He needed more money than the original $350,000 budget of "Halloween." So, he boosted his budget to $550,000. The movie went on to make nearly $60 million, a h
