Islamic finance and public-private partnership : viability, opportunities and recommendations

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), together with the World Bank Group, convened a two-day conference on Islamic Finance and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for Infrastructure Development from 8 to 9 May 2017 at SC in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. Conference discussed and deliberated the ways to deploy Islamic project finance in PPP delivery frameworks. The latitude of the discussion covered the ecosystem needed for Islamic capital market, PPP developments and, more importantly, the identification of relevant policy, legal, regulatory and institutional interventions to attract and expand Islamic financing for infrastructure development. Additionally, a set of case studies on PPPs employing Islamic finance instruments was presented at the Conference and discussed in this report. This report aims at synthesizing the essence of the discussions deliberated at the Conference.