Islamic Finance and Africa's Economic Resurgence

Muhammad Al-Bashir Muhammad Al-Amine is Group Head of Shari'ah Compliance of Bank Alkhair, Bahrain. Prior to that, he was Head of Product Development and Shari’ah Compliance at the International Islamic Financial Market. Al-Bashir is the author of Global Sukuk and Islamic Securitization Markets (2012) and several other books on Islamic finance. He has also contributed a number of articles published in international refereed journals. Al-Bashir holds an LLB (Shari’ah) from the Islamic University of Madina, Saudi Arabia, and a Masters of Comparative Law (MCL) and PhD in Law with particular reference to Islamic Finance from the International Islamic University, Malaysia.

• 1 Islamic Finance: Principles and Global Growth.- 2 Islamic Finance in Africa: Current Penetration.- 3 Africa’s Economic Growth: Indicators and Investment Opportunities.- 4 The Financial Sector as the Backbone of Economic Growth: The Banking Sector.- 5 The Financial Sector as the Backbone of Economic Growth: The Non-Banking Sector.- 6 The Rise of Global Interest in Africa.- 7 Islamic Finance in Africa: Challenges Ahead.