Nigeria: FG Mulls Exploration of Sukuk for Budget Financing

1 December 2015

The Directors General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Aminu Diko and Debt Management Office (DMO) Dr. Abraham Nwakwo have said that Nigeria would not be left behind in benefiting from the growing global 'Sukuk'.

They gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja at the two-day 2015 International Conference on Islamic Finance themed: "Islamic Capital Market: Infrastructure, Sukuk and Asset Management in Africa" organised by The Metropolitan Skills Limited, Islamic Finance Council (IFC), Islamic Finance Institute of South Africa, Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics and Media Trust Limited.

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