Yearly Archives: 2019
Funding Infrastructure and Social Welfare Requirements in West Africa
We discuss public–private partnerships, financing structures as well as opportunities in active sectors. Moderator: Jubril Salaudeen, COO, Citiserve Panelists: Aig Imoukhuede, Head, Capital Markets Coronation Merchant Bank Bashir Sharif Isyaku, Head, North-west Regional Tax Audit, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Kano Ummahani Ahmad Amin, Principal Attorney, The Metropolitan Law Firm
Keynote Address
Harnessing the Islamic Finance Sector for Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth: Abdulkadir Abbas, Deputy Director, Securities and Exchange Commission
Low Carbon Developments and Bankable Green Projects
Indonesia is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) that cause global warming. To curb that, Indonesia laid out the Low Carbon Development Framework (LCDF) last year to promote climate-resilient economic growth. We analyze the challenges in financing low-carbon developments, the examples of innovative projects in Indonesia, green Sukuk and Waqf-linked Sukuk for funding sustainable and environmentally responsible projects and explore the opportunities available in Islamic finance. Moderator: Ashraf Gomma Ali, Regional Head, Shariah Advisory and Governance/Positive Impact and Responsible Banking, CIMB Islamic Panelists: Enda Ginting, Assistant Deputy, Office of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Farouk Abdullah Alwyni, Chairman, Center for Islamic Studies in Finance, Economics and Development Dr Mohamad Ikhsan Modjo, Faculty Member, Senior…