How to close the Islamic SME financing gap in MENA

Khaled Berjawi

Senior Vice President

Product Management – Global Islamic Banking

Despite being the backbone of the MENA economy, only one in five SMEs in the region can access bank financing, resulting in a whopping financing gap of up to US$240 billion, according to the World Bank. Why is that the case and how is this changing the financing landscape; and, how does Islamic finance factor into the equation? Khaled Berjawi, our Senior Vice President – Global Islamic Banking at Azentio, breaks it down in this episode with IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan.