IFN OnAir

Bilal Parvaiz , CEO, Standard Chartered Saadiq Berhad Malaysia

In this episode with IFN journalist Radhika Das, Nasser Baker Al Kahtani, the executive director at AGFUND, discusses the fund’s mission to lift people out of poverty through inclusive financial systems, Islamic finance solutions and technology-driven tools for small farmers.

In this episode with IFN journalist Radhika Das, Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, the chairman of the IsDB Group, highlights Sukuk as a financing instrument for development projects, the Sukuk Summit in London this month and the Arab Coordination Group’s efforts to maximize impact. 

Radhika Das, IFN Journalist, interviews Laura Frigenti, CEO, Global Partnership for Education (GPE), on GPE’s mandate to tackle the growing learning crisis, finance education initiatives and advance its partnership with the IsDB Group

Radhika Das, IFN Journalist, interviews Fahad Hamad Al-Sulaiti, Director General, Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD), on the role QFFD sees for the private sector in scaling impact through different financing mechanisms and the organization’s Islamic finance involvement

Radhika Das, IFN Journalist, interviews Ismael Nabe, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Government of Guinea, on Guinea’s collaboration with the Arab Coordination Group, its infrastructure goals and the Simandou project

Radhika Das, IFN Journalist, interviews Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, Chairman, IsDB Group, on Sukuk-financed projects, the Sukuk Summit in London this month and the Arab Coordination Group’s efforts to maximize development and impact

Radhika Das, IFN Journalist, interviews Dr Imed Limam, Director, Operations Department, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, on the Arab Fund’s central role in regional infrastructure development and its presence in the digital and green economies

Radhika Das, IFN Journalist, interviews Nasser Baker Al Kahtani, Executive Director, Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), on AGFUND’s footprint in inclusive and social development and its use of digital tools to expand access to microfinance initiatives

Radhika Das , IFN Journalist, interviews Adam Knight and Nancy Chien from Bedell Cristin, on the Jersey jurisdiction’s Shariah compliant structuring appeal, its role in Sukuk and SPV innovation and rising demand from Islamic private wealth clients

Francis Nantha , IFN Investor Editor, interviews Arif Izhan Shuhaimi , Private Wealth Manager, Crewstone International on why the firm plans to offer a Shariah compliant version of its existing conventional fund

Francis Nantha , IFN Investor Editor, gets an update from Edward Chin , Vice-President, Asia Vision Capital, on developments at the firm's Quayside JBCC project in Malaysia's southern state of Johor and the Shariah funding plans

Aminah Farid , IFN Journalist, interviews Faris Lodin , Wahed Global Advisory Board and Member of Wahed Ventures Investment Committee on investor trends among Generation Z.

Radhika Das , IFN Journalist, interviews Jessica Tan , Principal, Fixed Income Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices, on Sukuk index methodology and screening criteria, and future trends in integrating ESG factors with Shariah compliant fixed income benchmarks

Francis Nantha , IFN Investor Editor, interviews Rex Fong , Chief Investment Officer, VCorp Capital on the firm's first Shariah compliant fund offering to help SMEs bridge financing gaps

Aminah Farid , IFN Journalist, interviews Shahariah Shaharudin , President of Saturna Sdn Bhd, on the efforts that need to be undertaken to place the Islamic finance industry on the same level-playing field as that of the environment, social and governance (ESG) market. 

Radhika Das , IFN Journalist, interviews Alisher Djumanov , Founder and Managing Partner, AD Wealth Family Office, on asset allocation in Sukuk and Islamic instruments, and the growth of Islamic finance in emerging markets.

Bilal Ilhan , a country advisor with the Turkish government’s Investment Office, explains to IFN Managing Editor Vineta Tan how Turkiye is increasingly capturing international Islamic investment flows.

Radhika Das , IFN Journalist, interviews Dr Mohamed Damak , Managing Director and Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings, on the market alignment with AAOIFI’s Standard 62 and its potential impact on Sukuk structures and investor appetite.

Aminah Farid , IFN Journalist, interviews Dr Wan Asnur , Head of Legal and Corporate Branch at Malaysia's Attorney General Chambers on the state of Islamic finance in Malaysia.

Radhika Das , IFN Journalist, interviews Max Freeman , Founder and CEO, Epicenter Labs, on frameworks for applying Shariah principles to digital assets and the role of screening in driving adoption

Digital Takaful represents a potential new boost to Malaysia’s Islamic insurance sector, although not without its own challenges, Mazrul Shahir, Masryef Advisory’s director of Islamic finance, tells IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan .

IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan speaks to Mohammed Parekh , the founder and CEO of London-based MRP Premier Group, on the opportunities Asia presents to Islamic investors in Europe.

Aminah Farid , IFN Journalist, interviews Oliver Agha , founder of Agha & Co law firm and IFN columnist on which Islamic finance markets globally have been making significant progress.

Aminah Farid , IFN Journalist, interviews Rafiza Ghazali , CEO of KAF Digital Bank on KAF's progress to reach the underbanked market.