Islamic Finance A Case Of Alternative Financial Solutions: A Trillion Dollar Industry

In the last 40 years Islamic Financial has evolved from a niche to main industry. The industry has grown at 15-20% per annum with assets expected to exceed USD 1.8 Trillion Dollars by 2016. 
Islamic finance is global phenomena found not only in the most populous Muslim countries or regions such as Far East Asia and the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) but we see a presence in Europe, Africa and Asia. In the webinar we will present on what are the principles of Islamic finance, what are the differences between Islamic Finance and Conventional Finance, the development of Islamic finance globally and what are the challenges and the factors that help in its growth and development.

Data: May, 7, 2015 | 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - CEST

Relator: Ms. Rahma Hassan Hersi

Managing Partner at AWAL CONSULTING LIMITED, Kenya

Ms. Rahma Hassan Hersi is one of the Founders and Managing Partners of Awal Consulting Limited, the first Islamic Financial Advisory Firm in East and Central Africa. Rahma has a Masters in International Comparative Law from the Robert McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis US and Bachelor of Laws in Islamic Law and Common Law from the International Islamic University of Islamabad Pakistan and a Diploma in Arabic from the International University of Africa Khartoum Sudan.