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SUMMARY:Islamic Finance &amp\; Taxation - Dr Yassar Nasser\, University of
  Cambridge\, Judge Business School
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CONTACT:Guy Mulley
DESCRIPTION:The Cambridge Tax Discussion Group is delighted to have Dr Yas
 sar Nasser\, from the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge
 \, as its next speaker.\nDr Nasser will start by introducing the basics of
  Islamic Finance and how financial transactions ought to be conducted. Aft
 er a brief comparison between traditional and Islamic financial systems\, 
 Dr Nasser's presentation will move on to introduce the concept of wealth a
 nd related taxes within an Islamic economy (Zakat and others). Dr Nasser w
 ill then conclude by considering the major challenges facing tax collectio
 n and the open questions on how to address the multitude of tax layers in 
 this system.\nDr Yassar Nasser is an international executive and academic 
 with a track record in established and emerging markets. His international
  career involved senior and board positions at major universal banks\, com
 mercial enterprises\, and universities around the world. Yassar holds a Do
 ctorate in Monetary Economics from Cranfield University and an MBA from th
 e University of Cambridge (with a final dissertation on Islamic Finance). 
 He works with the Centre for Alternative Finance and teaches on the Master
  of Finance Programme at Judge Business School. Yassar joined the Competit
 iveness Institute at Harvard in 2017 with a focus on strategic competitive
 ness for firms and nations. Yassar’s research interests and publications
  are in the areas of Strategy of Competitiveness\, Clusters\, Monetary & F
 inancial Economics\, and Strategic Finance.
LOCATION:Online - email hmh46@cam.ac.uk or gevm2@cam.ac.uk for the login d
 etails
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