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Islamic and Alternative Finance Structures for African Markets

Islamic finance and other alternative funding structures are growing across African infrastructure and trade finance, yet few corporate finance teams understand how murabaha, sukuk or musharaka arrangements actually work alongside conventional debt. This course introduces the principles of Shariah compliant finance and compares alternative funding instruments now available to South African and regional borrowers.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the core principles that distinguish Islamic finance from conventional lending.
  • Compare murabaha, ijara, musharaka and sukuk as alternative funding structures.
  • Assess the regulatory and tax treatment of Islamic finance instruments in South Africa.
  • Evaluate blended finance and development finance institution funding for African projects.
  • Compare alternative funding costs against conventional bank debt.
  • Identify sectors and project types best suited to alternative finance structures.

Course outline

  1. 01Principles of Shariah compliant finance
  2. 02Murabaha and ijara structures
  3. 03Musharaka and sukuk explained
  4. 04Regulatory and tax treatment in South Africa
  5. 05Development finance institution funding
  6. 06Blended finance for infrastructure projects
  7. 07Comparing costs against conventional debt
  8. 08Matching structures to project types

Who should attend

Treasury managers, project finance specialists, corporate finance managers and bankers exploring alternative and Islamic finance options.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
5 to 6 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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