Measures of inflation expectations based on surveys, for example, have shown somewhat mixed signals, in that some have indicated relatively weak developments while others have shown an increase; on the whole, however, inflation expectations have been more or less unchanged.
The essential consideration in Islamic finance, as in all forms of finance, is to find the right balance between business development and risk management. There are certain measures  BIS Review 161/2008  1  that the Central Bank of Bahrain can take to assist Islamic financial institutions in this process.