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Kenyan firm tapped to train Islamic Finance professionals

Aqeel Consulting Managing Director Jaafar Abdulkadir, who is also the former head of Islamic Banking at the Kenya Commercial Bank

A global Islamic finance industry body has tapped Kenyan firm Aqeel Consulting to offer its professional development courses in Islamic finance in the country and the region to support the fast-growing sector.

The Bahrain-based General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (Cibafi),the official umbrella body for Islamic financial institutions globally, has accredited Aqeel to be its local agent amid a biting shortage of professionals in the sector in Kenya.

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