Dr. Rania Abdelfattah
Faculty E-Learning Coordinator
Office 230 - Building G
1550
rania.abdelfattah@bue.edu.eg

Dr. Salem worked in the German University in Cairo from 2005 till 2014, where she taught various finance courses such as, bank management and credit analysis, portfolio management, managerial finance, corporate finance, advanced corporate finance, and derivatives courses. Prior to joining the academic field, Dr. Salem worked as an Analyst Assistant in the Research Department in the CIBC (Commercial International Brokerage Company). Her research in bank management and Islamic finance has resulted in a number of papers and participation in international conferences and research projects.

Education
  • Ph.D. in Finance, German University in Cairo (GUC), 2011.
  • MBA, Financial Management, Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Egypt, 2005.
  • Bachelors Degree from the faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University, Egypt, 2002.
Journal Articles
  • Salem, R., Elkabbani, R., Ahmed, H., (Accepted for publication 2019), Profitability drivers of Islamic banks.  A global panel investigation.  Scientific Journal for Economics and Commerce (listed in Ain Shams University).
  • El Ebrashi, R., Salem, R., El Kyaly, D., El Bassiouny, N. (2018), What Potentials Does Islamic Micro-credit Have? An Empirical Investigation in the Egyptian Context. Journal of Islamic Marketing, Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp. 305 -328. (Scopus indexed).
  • El-Ebrashi, R.; Mosa, A.; El-Bassiouny, N.; Salem, R.; and Helmy, I. (2014), "An Investigation of Consumer Choices and Attitudes toward Islamic Micro-credit Products in Egypt", Islamic Banking and Finance Conference (IBF 2014), June 23-4, Lancaster University, UK (session chair on Islamic Microfinance).
  • Salem, R. A. (Eds.). (2013), Risk Management for Islamic Banks. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
  • Salem, R., and Baderldin, A. (2013), Assessing the Resilience of Islamic Banks: An Empirical Analysis. In Habib Ahmed; Mehmet Asutay; and Rodney Wilson, (Eds.), Islamic Banking and Financial Crisis: Reputation, Stability, and Risks. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
  • Salem, R. (2012), Risk Management in Islamic Banks: The Black Box Phenomena. New Horizon (183), 26-27.
  • Salem, R. (2012), "Improving Risk Management in Islamic Banks". Paper presented at Aston Islamic finance symposium: Can Islamic Finance be reformed?, 3-4 December, Birmingham, UK.
  • Salem, R. (2009), "Islamic and Conventional Banking Meet as Part of an Integrated Financial System". Proceedings of the International Conference on Islamic Perspectives on Management and Finance (pp. 144-153), Leicester, UK.
  • Salem, R.; Badreldin, A. (2009), "Performance Analysis of Islamic Banks Based on an Adapted ROE Model", poster presented at the New Horizons in Islamic Area Studies Conference organized by Kyoto University, Japan, 12-13 December, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Kalhoefer, C. and Salem, R. (2008), Profitability Analysis in the Egyptian Banking Sector. Working Paper No. 7, German University in Cairo (GUC): http://ideas.repec.org/p/guc/wpaper/7.html
Conference Papers
  • Salem, R. & Kabbani, R. (2016), “Determinants of Profitability for Islamic and Conventional Banks in the GCC: Does Risk ‘Really’ Matter?” Gulf Regional Meeting Conference, Gulf Research Center, August 16-19, Cambridge, UK.
  • Salem, R. (2015), “The Development of Islamic Finance in Egypt” Conference on Financial Islamic Institutions in Arab Transitions: Possible Avenues for Financial Development, Madrid, Spain, Oct. 16.
  • El-Ebrashi, R. , Mosa, A. , El-Bassiouny, N. , Salem, R. , & Helmy, I. (2014), "An Investigation of Consumer Choices & Attitudes toward Islamic Micro-credit Products in Egypt", Islamic Banking & Finance Conference (IBF 2014), Lancaster University, UK, June 23-4.
  • Salem, R. (2012), "Risk Management in Islamic Banks: The Black Box Phenomena". New Horizon (183), April 26-27.
Chapters in Books
  • Salem, R. A. (Eds.), (2013), Risk Management for Islamic Banks. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
  • Salem, R. & Baderldin, A. (2013), Assessing the Resilience of Islamic Banks: An Empirical Analysis. In Habib Ahmed; Mehmet Asutay; & Rodney Wilson, (Eds.), Islamic Banking & Financial Crisis: Reputation, Stability, & Risks. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
White Papers
  • Salem, R.& Kabbani, R. (2016). “Determinants of Profitability for Islamic & Conventional Banks in the GCC: Does Risk ‘Really’ Matter?”, Exploring the Dynamism of Islamic Finance in the GCC Region, August 16 – 19, Gulf Research Center Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • Salem, R. & El-Bassiouny, N. (2015), “AAIB Addresses Social & Environmental Risks in Loan Assessment Case Study (A), Case Study (B), & Teaching Notes” Giving Voice to Values (GVV) Case Studies, Babson Colleague, Massachusetts, USA, Available online at: http://www.babson.edu/Academics/teaching-research/gvv/Pages/curriculum.aspx.
  • Salem, R. & Noaman, N. (2015), “Managing Non-Performing Loans Case Study (A), Case Study (B), & Teaching Notes” Giving Voice to Values (GVV) Case Studies. Babson Colleague, Massachusetts, USA, Available online at: http://www.babson.edu/Academics/teaching-research/gvv/Pages/curriculum.aspx.
University Groups
Fields of Interests
Bank Management; Islamic Banking & Finance; and Risk Management.
Position
Lecturer