The Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana (IFRIG) is set to hold the 2025 edition of the Islamic Finance Forum (IFF).
This year’s forum takes place at the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) auditorium in Accra on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
The forum which is set to be graced by the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu is under the theme: “Islamic Finance: Unlocking Infrastructure Development Through Sukuk.”
Speakers include Prof John Gatsi, Dean of the School of Business at the University of Cape Coast, Dr. Shaibu Ali, Director of IFRIG and Economist Adishetu Hamidu. Three other Research Fellows of IFRIG are also billed as contributors – Yusuf Geoffery, Musah Ismaila Maiga and Sherif Shaban.
The choice of theme ties into the subject of infrastructure financing with IFRIG advocating for the use of internationally acclaimed Islamic bonds, known as Sukuk, as a viable path to bridging infrastructure deficit in critical areas of the economy.
IFRIG continues its strides in advocating the adoption of Islamic Finance as a key driver of economic growth and of financial inclusion.
Three IFRIG members were part of the National Economic Forum organized by government, serving on two sub-committees of the NEF.
About IFRIG
IFRIG is first and foremost, a research institution focused on the Islamic Banking and Finance ecosystem in the country and West African subregion.
“Our efforts currently pivoted in the area of research, advocacy and capacity building has the medium to long term aspirations of leveraging on research to usher Ghana into an incremental adaptation of Islamic finance – banking and insurance,” a post on their website read.
Its flagship programme is the Islamic Finance International Conference (IFIC), an annual event which started in 2020, pooling together experts from Ghana, the West African subregion and beyond to continue sharing perspectives on the importance of non-interest banking and finance for the wider socio-economic good of Ghana specifically and the global economy.
