The Centre for International Business

Research. Strategy. Global Insight.

Research and advisory in business, finance, geopolitics, and public policy.

  • Global research and advisory
  • Business, finance, and policy expertise
  • Insight for institutions, markets, and decision makers

 

 

Who We Are

TCIB brings together academic excellence, strategic insight, and practical expertise to address the complexities of today’s global economy. Our work spans business, finance, and public policy, with expertise in sustainable finance, Islamic finance, fintech, wealth taxation, macroprudential policy, poverty alleviation, zakat, central bank digital currencies, social capital, digital transformation, trade policy, and game theory. We produce research and insight that explain change, inform strategy, and support sustainable economic development.

Mission

To produce rigorous research and strategic insight that address complex challenges in business, finance, and public policy.

Vision

To be a globally respected centre of excellence shaping ideas, policy, and practice in international business and finance.

Research Focus Areas

Our research brings together business, finance, and public policy to address the forces reshaping the global economy. 

  • Finance and Innovation: Research on sustainable finance, Islamic finance, fintech, digital currencies, and changing financial systems.
  • Policy and Global Markets: Analysis of macroprudential policy, wealth taxation, trade dynamics, debt restructuring, and market responses.
  • Strategy and Complexity: Work on corporate strategy, alliances, organisational adaptation, complexity, and game theory.
  • Development and Sustainability: Research on poverty alleviation, zakat, social capital, and sustainable economic development.
  • Emerging Economies: Focus on transition economies, energy markets, OPEC, and wider structural change in global business.
  • Values and Institutions: Study of moral economy, institutional compatibility, and the interaction between finance, society, and belief systems.

Research and Consultancy

We deliver research led consultancy for governments, institutions, corporations, and global markets. Our work combines academic rigour with practical relevance to support strategy, policy analysis, market research, and institutional development.
  • Policy and Strategic Advisory: Support for governments, public bodies, and institutions on strategy, regulation, partnerships, and economic analysis.
  • Market and Sector Analysis: Research on financial systems, emerging markets, industry dynamics, and structural change.
  • Institutional and Corporate Insight: Work on alliances, firm strategy, organisational development, and cross sector collaboration.

Our consultancy experience includes work for corporations, public bodies, financial institutions, and market stakeholders, including reports on alliance behaviour, firm strategy, educational partnerships, and financial market analysis. 

Leadership

Our team consists of highly qualified and motivated professionals, who are all experts in their field. With many years of experience in the industry, they have the expertise to provide comprehensive, first-rate services to our clients.

Prof. Sam Tlemsani

Sam is Professor of Finance and Director of Research, with more than 25 years of experience across academia, policy, and industry. His work focuses on finance, financial innovation, public policy, and strategic transformation, with expertise spanning Islamic finance, fintech, wealth taxation, sustainable finance, and digital currency. He has advised major financial institutions and government bodies and leads research that delivers measurable academic, economic, and policy impact.

Prof. Rob Matthews

Rob is a distinguished economist, researcher, and advisor whose work spans economic strategy, complexity, business development, and organisational change. He has published more than 200 academic articles and is widely recognised for his contribution to research, policy, and practice.

TCIB Associates

TCIB collaborates with a select network of scholars, professionals, academic institutions, and industry partners committed to advancing research, dialogue, and practical insight across business, finance, and policy.

Selected Awards and Recognition

TCIB has earned international recognition for excellence in research, innovation, and academic impact. Selected awards and achievements include:

  • Best Researcher Award, Zayed University, 2013
  • Research Award, International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, 2012
  • Best Research Award, International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, 2010
  • Silver Order for Outstanding Strategic Achievements, 2009
  • Outstanding Achievement Award, 2008
  • Best Paper Award, Irish Academy of Management, 2004
  • Best Paper Award for Application of Non Linear Dynamics in Economic Strategies, 2004
  • Avanbar Citation of Excellence, 1999
  • Best Paper Award, Academy of Business Disciplines, San Francisco, 1998
  • Judge, Ethical Finance Innovation Challenge Awards, 2014 and 2015

Grants, Projects, and Partnerships

Our research and advisory work has been supported by major universities, foundations, public bodies, and international partners. Funded and collaborative work has covered finance, transition economies, strategic development, small business planning, and market analysis across diverse regions and sectors.

Selected Support and Partnerships

  • Qatar University
  • Zayed University
  • Rothschild Foundation
  • Soros Foundation
  • Higher Education Funding Council
  • UK Cabinet Office
  • British Council Know How Fund

Project Themes

  • International business and strategy
  • Russian and Middle Eastern economic development
  • Energy markets and OPEC related analysis
  • Financial systems and institutional change
  • Open learning and executive education initiatives

150+

Published Research Papers

30+

Global Academic Partnerships

75+

Government & Industry Reports

Media and Public Engagement

TCIB contributes expert analysis and commentary to respected media platforms and public discussions across business, finance, and economic affairs.

  • Print media contributions in leading outlets
  • Broadcast appearances on major programmes
  • Radio and regional media commentary
  • Television and video collaborations

These engagements reflect our commitment to informed public debate, wider impact, and the communication of research beyond academia. 

Selected Publications

  1. A New Model of Strategy Applied to the Russian Situation 
  2. A Note on Complex Adaptive Systems 
  3. A Note on Globalisation 
  4. A Note on the Theory of the Business Firm 
  5. A Spin Glass Model of Decisions in Organizations 
  6. A Theory Organizational Change 
  7. Analysis of the Capital Asset Pricing Model Application to General Electric Performance 
  8. Business, Education and Contemporary Ideas Observations from the UK and Russia 
  9. Capitalism Correspondences and The Impossibility of Thinking That 
  10. Changes in Employer Employee Relationship Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on Social Exchange of the Outsourcing Industry in Sri Lanka 
  11. Chronos Capitalism failures of new capitalism 
  12. Competition Archetypes and Creative Imagination 
  13. Competition Complexity and Stability in Organizations 
  14. Comparative Analysis of Islamic and Conventional Banks in the UAE during the Financial Crisis 
  15. Compatibility in Islamic and Western Traditions the Case of Social Capital 
  16. Complex Adaptive Systems Co-operative Games and Strategic Issues 
  17. Complexity Ontology and Globalization Some Propositions 
  18. Conventional Banks Risks Diversification A Case for Islamic Finance 
  19. Developing Adaptive Islamic Law Business Processes Models for Islamic Finance 
  20. Developing Adaptive Islamic Law Business Processes Models for Islamic Finance and Banking by Text Mining the Holy Quran and Hadith 
  21. Ethical Banking the Islamic View 
  22. Evaluation of the Islamic interbank benchmark rate 
  23. Evolutionary Learning Significance for Business Organization and Strategy 
  24. Evolving Classifiers to Model the relationship between Strategy and Corporate Performance using Grammatical Evolution 
  25. Firms Strategies Elements of a Stakeholding Approach 
  26. Four Narratives of Identity Applications to the Financial Sector 
  27. Fundamental Aspects of the Russian Crisis 
  28. Grammar, Representations and Mental Maps Insights into Corporate Strategy 
  29. Grammatical Evolution and Corporate Failure Prediction 
  30. How Dynamic are Dynamic Capabilities 
  31. Incentive Compatible Contracts the Islamic View 
  32. Information Strategy and Semiotics 
  33. Intelligent Strategy 
  34. Interest in Islamic Finance 
  35. Investigating Organizational Strategic Inertia Using a Particle Swarm Model 
  36. Islamic Banking in Europe Developments and Implications 
  37. Islamic Banking Text Book 
  38. Islamic Banking vs the Conventional Banking 
  39. Islamic Finance 
  40. Islamic Versus Conventional Banks Performance During the Financial Crisis Application to the UAE 
  41. Manufacturing Identity Synchronicity and Correspondences in Kronos Capitalism 
  42. Meditations on Strategy 
  43. Mysticism Hermeneutics and the Evolution of Capitalism 
  44. Notes on the Business and Financial Environment 
  45. Organizational Adaptation on Rugged Landscape 
  46. Path Dependence and Transition Strategies 
  47. Product Architecture Modularity and Product Design A Complexity Perspective 
  48. Profit and Risk Sharing in Islamic Finance 
  49. Qatar as an Emerging Islamic Finance Hub 
  50. Reason Religion and Complexity 
  51. Recent Developments in the Market for Islamic Mortgages Theory and Practice 
  52. Saudi Football Clubs Privatization Business Model 
  53. Screening of Murabaha business process through Quran and hadith a text mining analysis 
  54. Screening of Murabaha Business Through Quran and Hadith a Text Mining Analysis 
  55. Stock Returns Indicator Case of Tadawul 
  56. Strategic Alliances A Success Story 
  57. Strategy is Mathematics and Meditation CAS Thinking about Organizations 
  58. Sufi Contemplation and Management Latifas as Centres of Consciousness 
  59. Tadawul and Dubai Financial Market a Comparative Study 
  60. Technological Invention as Recombinant Search 
  61. The Economics of Software Process Maturity and Its Interaction with Perceived Organizational Support a Holistic Case of the United Arab Emirates 
  62. The Financial Tower of Babel Roots of Crisis 
  63. The Impact of Coronavirus (COVID 19) on New York Stock Exchange 
  64. The Impact of Management Information Systems on Organizations Business Performances, the Case of SMEs in Ghana 
  65. The Organization Matrix and the Evolution of Strategy a Theory of Change 
  66. The Principles of Zakat Compatibility with Social Capital 
  67. The Reconcilability between Islamic and the Conventional Banking 
  68. Zakat and Social Capital Parallels Between Islam and the West 
  69. Zakat and Social Capital Reflections on A Possible Union Between Modernism Post Modernism and Faith 
  70. Zakat and Social Capital Thoughts on Modernism, Postmodernism, and Faith 
  71. Zakat and the Alleviation of Poverty 
  72. Zakat and the Elimination of Poverty New Perspectives

Contact us

Telephone: +44 7466 937690

E-mail: info@tcib.org.uk

Address: 132, Malden Road, New Malden KT3 6DR. United Kingdom

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