This course is a must do those working in Islamic Financial Institutions, Green Finance, Sustainable Finance and Impact investing. It enables the integration of recent development in Finance and investing with Islamic economic model.
Course Curriculum
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- In recent years, the United Nations - Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) have risen to the top of the development agenda, with an emphasis on a partnership approach between the financed and financier. Given the scale of the financial resources required to support the SDG’s, coupled with the strain on government budgets, the mobilization of financing through innovative instruments becomes imperative. Islamic finance, through the Maqasid al Sharia – Islamic moral economy values being the foundation for Islamic finance, where participatory modes of finance take centre stage. Hence, the potential of the use of Islamic finance to support “Green” investments to finance the SDG’s this has been receiving increased attention. With recent issues of “Green” Sukuk to finance climate friendly projects, water and sanitation projects, clean energy projects. This is enhanced by the rise of the class of Ethical Social Governance (ESG) friendly investor and investment manager, who will mobilise the funds for investing in green sustainable projects. This is enhanced by the rise of the class of Ethical Social Governance (ESG) friendly investor and investment manager, who will mobilize the funds for investing in green sustainable projects. It is in this melting pot of ESG, Islamic moral value-based financial products, and impact investing, where innovative participatory finance will fusion to enable funding for green sustainable projects to actualize the SDG’s, that this course is about.
- About the instructor CPA Mohamed Ebrahim
- Resources
- Module introduction In recent years, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by the United Nations (UN) have risen on the top of the development agenda, with an emphasis on a partnership approach between the financed and financier. Given the scale of the financial resources required to support the SDG, coupled with the strain on government budgets, the mobilization of financing through innovative instruments becomes imperative. Islamic finance, through the Maqasid al-Sharia – Islamic moral economy values are the foundation for Islamic finance, where participatory modes of investment take centre stage. Hence, the potential of the use of Islamic finance to support green investments to finance the SDG agenda that has been receiving increased attention. This is an emerging niche within the Islamic Environmental, Social, Governance financing arena, wherein the recent past issues of a few green Sukuk to finance climate friendly projects, water and sanitation projects, clean energy projects. The rise of Ethical Social Governance (ESG) friendly investors and investment managers enhance this trend, who will mobilize the funds for investing in green sustainable projects.
- Module 1 Reading Notes
- Module 1 Content video (4:41)
- Test your learning
- Module 1 Concept Explainer Video (2:28)
Hi, I’m Mohamed Ebrahim, your Course Instructor
Mohamed, is a FCPA and holds an MBA from The University of Manchester (UK) and has worked for over 20 years with firms in Kenya -Ernst & Young – Assurance Advisory Business Service & Tax Service lines, PKF Kenya Audit Senior, and Devani –Devani & Co. United Arab Emirates -Group Financial Controller - Credo Investments FZE. Canada – Mc Tavish & Co. CPA’s.
He served on the ICPAK Coast Branch, Executive Council as Secretary and CPD Convener (2013-15) and from May 2016 to May 2018. Vice –Chair May 2018 to June 2020. He was commended by ICPAK in June 2015 for his services to the Accounting profession by ICPAK. He currently (2019-2021) served on the ICPAK National Committee of Council, Devolution Work-stream.
He was awarded Fellowship of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya on 11th December2020.
Professional details
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – Sustainable Performance Management
Manchester Metropolitan University
Master of Business Administration
The University of Manchester – Manchester Business School
Adv. Certified Islamic Finance Executive in Islamic Accounting
Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance, Dubai, UAE.
ACMA,CGMA, Member, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, registered as a CIMA Member in Practice.
FCPA, Practicing member
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya
FCFIP, Fellow Member
International Institute of Certified Forensic Investigation Professionals
FCT, Fellow Member
Fellow Chartered Treasurer
MCIArb - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Full Member.
MCSI: Member, Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments
Institute of Internal Auditors - Member
Currently, a Doctoral Student at the Edinburgh Business School, completed Academic stage, working on doctoral thesis on Islamic Investment Management.
Interim Award - Post Graduate Certificate in Business Research methods
Short Courses and MOOC’s
· The World Bank Group's MOOC on Financing for Development.
· Financial Markets an online non-credit course authorized by Yale University, facilitator being Professor Robert Shiller – 2013 recipient of Nobel Prize in Economic sciences
· Principles of Valuation: Time Value of Money authorized by University of Michigan
· Islamic Financial & Capital Markets -101 - & Structure and Trading of Sukuk102 – by Islamic Research and Training Institute
· Islamic Finance & Banking 101 & 102 – Islamic Modes of Finance - by Islamic Research and Training Institute
· University Teaching MOOC on Coursera by Hong Kong University.
· Oxford Brookes University Business School – Online mentoring Course
· ICPAK - Training of Trainers
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Professional Conference paper
IICFIP 2014 Global Conference “Creating a Business Culture based on ethics”
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2528554
MBA Dissertation
Risk Management in Islamic Financial Institutions
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2528463
Publications in Professional Journals
The Accountant – Journal of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya
· Tax Reforms 1 – Time for a Flat Tax system in Kenya – February- March 2012 issue
· Tax Reforms 2 – Specific Tax Simplification Reforms – April –May 2012 Issue
· Risk Management in Islamic Financial Institutions – December-January 2013 issue
Africa Islamic Finance Report (Volume 1 no, 2)- April- June 2016
· A case for Islamic Sharia Compliant Real Estate Investment Trust (Islamic REITS) in Kenya
Others
Islamic Home Financing https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2618458
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