Islamic Finance in Africa

Edited by M. Kabir Hassan, Aishath Muneeza and Karamo N.M. Sonko

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Abstract: Islamic Finance in Africa discusses the progress, issues and innovations in African Islamic financial markets. It provides a comprehensive overview of Islamic finance in Africa by exploring legal, regulatory and governance challenges while balancing the issues and innovations found in both Islamic commercial and social finance.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9781802209891
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Islamic finance in Africa , pp 2-13

M. Kabir Hassan, Aishath Muneeza and Karamo N.M. Sonko

Ch 2 Future of Islamic finance in the post-COVID era in Africa , pp 14-28

M. Kabir Hassan and Aishath Muneeza

Ch 3 Islamic financing on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa , pp 29-43

Randi Swandaru

Ch 4 Regulatory framework of Islamic finance in selected West African countries , pp 44-67

Seedy Conteh, Muhammed Al Amine Sano, Karamo Sawaneh, Bilkis Lawal Shuaib and Rusni Hassan

Ch 5 Weak and missing links of Islamic finance in Nigeria: a legal appraisal , pp 68-100

Zakariya Mustapha, Sherin Kunhibava and Aishath Muneeza

Ch 6 Prospects of the Islamic Fintech revolution in Africa and the role of standardised Shariah principles , pp 101-114

Ummahani A. Amin

Ch 7 Reactivating abandoned infrastructure development and considering the Islamic finance option: a case study of Nigeria , pp 116-142

Ziyaad Mahomed, Mustapha Akinlaso and Shamsher Mohamad

Ch 8 A comparative risk-adjusted returns performance evaluation of Islamic, ethical and conventional mutual funds in Nigeria (2014-2018) , pp 143-166

Abdullahi Salihu Abubakar and Aliyu Dahiru Muhammad

Ch 9 Assessing financing for healthcare infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa: can Islamic finance assist? , pp 167-192

Ziyaad Mahomed

Ch 10 The growth, opportunities and challenges facing Islamic finance in Nigeria: evidence from waqf and sukuk , pp 193-207

Monsurat Ayojimi Salami, Harun Tanrıvermiş and Ahmet Hilmi Erciyes

Ch 11 Innovations in Islamic Fintech: a focus on Africa , pp 208-220

Mohamed Shakeel Salyani and Karamo N.M. Sonko

Ch 12 The potential of cash waqf for poverty alleviation in Somalia , pp 222-234

Abdurezak Mohamed Nur and Saeed A. Bin-Nashwan

Ch 13 Adopting micro-takaful in Ethiopia: will it fit in the existing informal insurance structure? , pp 235-248

Howlet A. Beshir, Syed Musa Syed Jaafar Alhabshi and Habeebullah Zakariyah

Ch 14 Pioneering Islamic microfinance in Uganda: a sustainable poverty alleviation approach , pp 249-272

Ssemambo Hussein Kakembo, Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad and Aishath Muneeza

Ch 15 The development of waqf in Sudan for sustainable development , pp 273-286

Magda Ismail Abdel Mohsin

Ch 16 Applying an integrated Islamic social finance model for the empowerment of women farmers in The Gambia , pp 287-306

Ziyaad Mahomed and Muhammed Hydara

Ch 17 The transformative power of zakat (alms) in a humanitarian crisis: a case study from Kenya , pp 307-318

Jemilah Mahmood, M. Kabir Hassan and Aishath Muneeza

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