Islamic Finance Council UK
Helped 6 countries develop enabling regulatory frameworks for Islamic finance, enhancing financial inclusion to over 15 million people
Established award winning Ethical Finance Round Table series, running since 2010 and attended by over thousands of delegates representing hundreds of organisations
Launched the world’s first joint venture between Islamic finance and the Church, promoted to over 5 million people worldwide
(Edinburgh Finance Declaration)
Delivered over 27 CPD sessions to over 500 Islamic scholars across the globe
With COP 26 in Glasgow just six weeks away, we’re delighted to have launched the final report in our 4-part thought leadership series ‘Islamic Finance: Shariah and the SDGs’ written in partnership with Malaysia based International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA). This latest report is designed to assist and encourage active engagement in support of the UN Sustainable…
New report estimates an additional US$30-50bn can be raised by 2025 through green and sustainability sukuk to deliver the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Indonesia – 28th September 2021, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Islamic Finance Council UK (UKIFC), has today launched a pioneering report setting out the important role Islamic…
The UKIFC in partnership with UN and Islamic Development Bank is organising a virtual global summit on Islamic finance and the SDGs, to coincide with the UN General Assembly. The summit will: Highlight the natural alignment between Islamic finance and the SDGs, based on the Maqasid Al-Shariah (higher goals of Islam); Examine some of the challenges for Islamic finance and…
On Saturday 17th July, UKIFC were featured BBC Radio 4’s Money Box (around the midday mark) discussing alternative Student Finance, and why Muslim students are not getting equal access to student loans. Whilst halal student finance has been in the pipeline for over eight years, the Department of Education has still yet to deliver on…
“This Taskforce will bring together the global Islamic finance community so it can help us meet our international, environmental and sustainability objectives – using UK expertise in sustainable finance to drive forward innovation around the world.”
“We are confident that the taskforce will play a significant role in identifying innovative solutions for sustainable finance in the future.”
“This Taskforce will bring together the global Islamic finance community so it can help us meet our international, environmental and sustainability objectives – using UK expertise in sustainable finance to drive forward innovation around the world.”
“We are happy that the UKIFC have taken a global perspective on the CPD project and look forward to the establishment of a common platform for all leading jurisdictions for the shared goal of enhancing the growth and capacity and availability of Islamic finance throughout the world, using UK as a hub”
“In the Church we don’t just want to talk about how we need to do things differently. We want to demonstrate how we can and are. Working with the Islamic Finance Council UK is an important part of that work. Not only are we trying to build a fairer economy together. We are also building vital friendships and relationships across our faiths. That is also really significant in today’s world where these relationships are so often defined by division.”
Providing advisory, reporting and consultancy services in relation to the establishment, promotion and regulation of Islamic finance.
Exploring the relationship between Islamic finance and the broader ethical finance arena and promoting coordination and understanding between them.
Promoting awareness and understanding of Islamic finance and its regulation as well as empowering Shariah scholars and finance professionals.
Providing leadership on current issues in Islamic finance with a view to promoting robustness and stability in Shariah financial frameworks and market practices.
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A range of supporters discuss the purpose, aims and ambitions of the UKIFC in this short, informative video.
