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Opportunities for Islamic Finance, Banking and Investment in Kenya and East Africa

We discuss key ideas, issues and themes influencing Islamic finance, banking and investment in Kenya and the region. What will offer opportunity and what will disrupt and what role will Islamic finance play in the development of social inclusion and the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in East Africa? What of new regulatory measures designed to boost domestic Islamic finance activity and what else is needed to grow capital markets, investment management, banking and Takaful? Moderator: Tego Wolasa, Retail and Product Development Manager, KCB Sahl Bank Panelists: Ahsan Ali, Head of Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Bank Claire Matheson Kirton, Partner, White & Case Justus Agoti, Senior Researcher, Capital Markets Authority