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Islamic finance for social good
From almsgiving to endowments and interest-free loans, how centuries-old Islamic ways of giving can tackle modern challenges.
Innovative finance for the Maldives’ sustainable development
Graduating to middle-income status in 2011, how can the Maldives source its SDG finance? Islamic finance, blended finance and blue economy provide an opportunity
Unlocking Islamic Social Finance to Help Communities Address Vulnerability and Inequality
Remarks at the event Mainstreaming Islamic Finance into Global Initiatives: Another Formidable Pillar in Promoting the SDGs.
Innovative Partnerships for SDG Financing
Roundtable on Localizing the Implementation of the SDGs
Indonesia’s green sukuk
Climate Change is the defining challenge of our time. The current and projected impacts of climate change are already changing the lives of entire populations and threatening to reverse human…
Achieving the SDGS: Potential of Islamic Finance through Innovative investors and instruments
Remarks at UNGA side-event hosted by Government of Malaysia, IsDB and UNDP on Achieving the SDGs: Unleashing the Potential of Islamic Finance through Innovative Investors and Instruments
Partnership to unleash potential Islamic finance opportunities
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have partnered to advance the use of Islamic financing tools to fund the…
Unleashing the potential of Islamic finance and impact investing for the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer new investment opportunities for the private sector, which will be vital to help address the SDG financing gap - roughly US$2.5 trillion.
Zakat for the SDGs
Zakat is one of the largest forms of wealth transfer to the poor and needy in existence. Inspired by the Muslim faith, Zakat is now a global phenomenon of relevance and not only in Muslim majority…
From crowdfunding to development platforms: 8 ways to make use of a networked world
It’s impossible to eradicate poverty – a complex phenomenon – without connecting different areas of expertise and partners across a wide range of thematic issues.
