Islamic Finance in Africa : The Prospects for Sustainable Development /: The Prospects for Sustainable Development. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: M. K. Hassan, Aishath Muneeza, Karamo N.M. Sonko.
• Editors: Hassan, M. K; Muneeza, Aishath; Sonko, Karamo N. M
• Contents: Contents: Foreword I xix Dr Umar A. Oseni Foreword II xxi Dr. Bello Lawal Danbatta Acknowledgement xxiii Introduction to Islamic Finance in Africa xxiv PART I LEGAL, REGULATORY AND GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENTS AND ISSUES OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN AFRICA 1 Islamic finance in Africa 2 M. Kabir Hassan, Aishath Muneeza and Karamo N.M. Sonko 2 Future of Islamic finance in the post-COVID era in Africa 14 M. Kabir Hassan and Aishath Muneeza 3 Islamic financing on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa 29 Randi Swandaru 4 Regulatory framework of Islamic finance in selected West African countries 44 Seedy Conteh, Muhammed Al Amine Sano, Karamo Sawaneh, Bilkis Lawal Shuaib and Rusni Hassan 5 Weak and missing links of Islamic finance in Nigeria: a legal appraisal 68 Zakariya Mustapha, Sherin Kunhibava and Aishath Muneeza 6 Prospects of the Islamic Fintech revolution in Africa and the role of standardised Shariah principles 100 Ummahani A. Amin PART II ISSUES AND INNOVATIONS IN ISLAMIC COMMERCIAL FINANCE IN AFRICA 7 Reactivating abandoned infrastructure development and considering the Islamic finance option: a case study of Nigeria 115 Ziyaad Mahomed, Mustapha Akinlaso and Shamsher Mohamad 8 A comparative risk-adjusted returns performance evaluation of Islamic, ethical and conventional mutual funds in Nigeria (2014–2018) 141 Abdullahi Salihu Abubakar and Aliyu Dahiru Muhammad 9 Assessing financing for healthcare infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa: can Islamic finance assist? 163 Ziyaad Mahomed 10 The growth, opportunities and challenges facing Islamic finance in Nigeria: evidence from waqf and sukuk 189 Monsurat Ayojimi Salami, Harun Tanrıvermiş and Ahmet Hilmi Erciyes 11 Innovations in Islamic Fintech: a focus on Africa 204 Mohamed Shakeel Salyani and Karamo N.M. Sonko PART III ISSUES AND INNOVATIONS IN ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE IN AFRICA 12 The potential of cash waqf for poverty alleviation in Somalia 218 Abdurezak Mohamed Nur and Saeed A. Bin-Nashwan 13 Adopting micro-takaful in Ethiopia: will it fit in the existing informal insurance structure? 231 Howlet A. Beshir, Syed Musa Syed Jaafar Alhabshi and Habeebullah Zakariyah 14 Pioneering Islamic microfinance in Uganda: a sustainable poverty alleviation approach 245 Ssemambo Hussein Kakembo, Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad and Aishath Muneeza 15 The development of waqf in Sudan for sustainable development 269 Magda Ismail Abdel Mohsin 16 Applying an integrated Islamic social finance model for the empowerment of women farmers in The Gambia 283 Ziyaad Mahomed and Muhammed Hydara 17 The transformative power of zakat (alms) in a humanitarian crisis: a case study from Kenya 303 Jemilah Mahmood, M. Kabir Hassan and Aishath Muneeza Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (358 pages)
• Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Islamic Banking & Finance; Banking; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Banks & Banking; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Islamic Studies; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development; Islamic studies; International finance
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781802209907; 1802209905
• Related ISBNs: 9781802209891
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