Africa

Islamic finance could be the answer to Africa's growth problems

A customer has his money ready at a store in the sprawling Kibera slums in Kenya's capital Nairobi April 23, 2010.    REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) - GM1E65C0S6W01

Islamic finance could appeal to Africans who don't with financial institutions for religious reasons Image: REUTERS/Noor Khamis

Adnan Ahmed Yousif
President and Chief Executive, Al Baraka Banking Group
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