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Africa is another vital region for the development of Islamic finance and has long been a hotbed of interest with its large Muslim population and exceptional natural resources. Hot on the heels of the phenomenal inaugural ICD –led Africa Islamic Finance Forum held in the Cote d’Ivoire in October 2015, with over 600 delegates, IFN will once again collaborate with the ICD and the IDB to bring the event back to Abidjan in 2016.
Day 1: Monday, 17th October 2016- 15:00 – 15:45
Tapping Islamic Finance for African Infrastructure Projects & PPPs
As developing economies in Africa continue their bid to improve on infrastructure development the need for project financing has become ever more important. This session will focus on how Shariah compliant finance may be used for the financing of infrastructure projects.
Moderator: Jean-Jacques Lecat — Partner and Co–head of the Africa Practice, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre
Panelists: David Ekabouma — Deputy Head, Business Development / Head of Product and Structured Finance, The African Guarantee Fund
Felister Kivisi — Director, Debt Management Office, The National Treasury, Kenya
Isaac De — President of the National PPP Committee, Cote d’Ivoire
Mohamed Damak — Director and Global Head of Islamic Finance, Standard & Poor’s
Nida Raza — Director and Head of Advisory, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
Patrick Achi — Minister of Economic Infrastructure, Cote d’Ivoire
Sinovuyo Mpakama — Director, Debt Issuance and Management, National Treasury of South Africa
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