Unlocking Opportunities in Islamic Finance

According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), Nigeria has an infrastructure deficit of $360 billion. However, the adequate physical infrastructure in the country has been identified as one of the major factors to support sustained and broad-based strong economic growth. Addressing these challenges will require a substantially larger annual level of investment in infrastructure. However, access to finance, to fund the development of most of these critical sectors has remained a challenge. One of the alternatives today is Islamic finance. Moreover, Islamic finance products have the capacity for ensuring financial inclusion of significant segment of the population.