Gulf Strategies and the Emerging Landscape of Islamic Banking in Africa

Amid growing financing needs and dwindling soft resources, Islamic finance is gaining more ground across Africa. However, it is partly supported by Gulf actors, but reflects very different realities, ranging from commercial banks embedded in local economies to development institutions focused on sovereign borrowers and public policy. Islamic commercial banks: what exactly are we talking … Read more

New strategies revealed for supporting art in Denver

Denver (KDVR) – Mayor of Denver Mike Johnston and the city’s arts agency revealed a new road map on Wednesday that they said it sets new strategies to support art in Denver “in the next decade”. The road map, called Denver: a collective commitment to the arts, was announced by Johnston and Denver for arts … Read more