Stress testing
اختبار الضغط
An analysis of how severe but plausible adverse scenarios would affect a bank's capital, liquidity or earnings.
Related terms: Credit risk, Operational risk
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Sukuk
الصكوك
Sharia-compliant certificates representing undivided shares in the ownership of assets, usufruct, services or a project, which generate returns from those assets rather than from interest.
Related terms: Murabaha
Suspicious transaction report (STR)
تقرير المعاملة المشبوهة
A report a financial institution must file with the financial intelligence unit when it suspects that funds are the proceeds of crime or related to terrorist financing.
Related terms: Anti-money laundering, Financial intelligence unit
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