World Bank Survey: Islamic Finance and Infrastructure Funding

Overview

Islamic finance and infrastructure funding are, in principle, highly compatible. In numerous ways, infrastructure finance – with its focus on social benefit, grounding in the “real economy’, and linkages to tangible assets – captures the core spirit of Islamic finance.

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The conceptual match between Islamic finance and infrastructure funding is clear. In practice, important breakthroughs and milestones have been achieved in applying Islamic finance for infrastructure projects. Understanding how Islamic finance can play a more central role in financing infrastructure projects requires exploration of the...