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''Financial reporting.''
Reverse murabaha is an Islamic finance instrument that is used to obtain cash immediately.


Under the IFRS Conceptual Framework, relevant financial information means information that is capable of making a difference in the decisions made by users.


It is similar to a standard [[murabaha]] structure, but with an extra leg.


Financial information is capable of making a difference in decisions if it has:
The standard part of the structure involves the bank buying the commodity from a goods supplier and selling it on to its customer on a deferred payment basis.


*Predictive value
The extra step involves the customer selling on the commodity (usually back to the original goods supplier) against immediate cash payment.
*Confirmatory value or
*Both.  




The predictive value and confirmatory value of financial information are interrelated.
The customer is left with cash in hand and a deferred payment liability to the bank.  


In addition to credit risk on the customer, the bank also takes on asset risk and third party risk of the supplier reneging on the supply agreement.
Reverse murabaha is also sometimes known as 'tawarruq' or 'monetization'.


Information must be both relevant and faithfully represented, if it is to be useful.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Conceptual framework]]
*[[Credit risk]]
* [[Faithful representation]]
*[[Islamic finance]]
* [[Useful financial information]]
*[[Murabaha]]

Revision as of 17:18, 25 June 2015

Reverse murabaha is an Islamic finance instrument that is used to obtain cash immediately.


It is similar to a standard murabaha structure, but with an extra leg.

The standard part of the structure involves the bank buying the commodity from a goods supplier and selling it on to its customer on a deferred payment basis.

The extra step involves the customer selling on the commodity (usually back to the original goods supplier) against immediate cash payment.


The customer is left with cash in hand and a deferred payment liability to the bank.

In addition to credit risk on the customer, the bank also takes on asset risk and third party risk of the supplier reneging on the supply agreement.


Reverse murabaha is also sometimes known as 'tawarruq' or 'monetization'.


See also