Empowering Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises through Islamic Finance Read more about Empowering Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises through Islamic Finance ADB’s Asghar Ali Syed from the Office of the General Counsel shares how participation in ADB’s Islamic Finance Working Group can contribute to the task of helping Muslims residing in developing member countries gain access to finance. ADB, as the premier financial institution within Asia and the Pacific, should consider how Islamic finance can help develop the sector and ensure it can help lift people from the region out of poverty. This video covers the full session of Insight Thursday, ADB’s in-house knowledge sharing series.
Empowering Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises through Islamic Finance Read more about Empowering Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises through Islamic Finance ADB’s Asghar Ali Syed from the Office of the General Counsel discusses the basics of Islamic finance and how it can serve as a catalyst for development in ADB’s developing member countries. By sharing the opportunities that Islamic finance presents, he shows how ADB can become more active in this sector.
Asghar Ali Syed Keywords ADB Empowering Micro small and Medium Enterprises islamic finance Read more about Asghar Ali Syed Asghar Ali Syed is Head of ADB's Corporate Procurement and Contracts Administration. A lawyer by profession with robust global procurement and compliance experience, Asghar leads the central corporate procurement arm of the Asian Development Bank with a progressive client-centric approach, strengthened with compliance and innovative ways of working.
Empowering Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises through Islamic Finance Read more about Empowering Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises through Islamic Finance ADB's Asghar Ali Syed from the Office of the General Counsel discussed how micro, small, and medium enterprises' access to financial services can be increased through Islamic finance in ADB's operations. He provided examples on how improving access to financial services can bring real and positive change into the lives of low-income households. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series.