3rd Quarter 2009 Issue 9 An IC Publication

The growth of Islamic banking in Africa

Gideon Gono Sparrow among hawks? Pravin Gordhan South Africa’s new fi nance supremo

Financing African trade in hard times

Africa’s mortgage market

Eurozone €8.00, UK £5.50, USA $9.95, Australia A$15.00, Bahrain BD3.000, Canada $11.00, CFA Zone CFA5.000, Denmark DKr 65, Egypt E£30, Ethiopia R40, Gambia Da100, Ghana GH¢5.00, Indonesia R59.000, Jamaica $400, Japan ¥1400, Jordan JD5.000, Kenya KShs450, Kuwait KD2.500, Lebanon LL10.000, Liberia US$6.00, Malaysia RM30, Mauritius MR300, Morocco Dh40, Nigeria N600, Norway NOK120, Oman OR3.000, Qatar QR30, Saudi Arabia Rls30, Sierra Leone LE10,000, Singapore S$14, South Africa R39.90 (inc tax), other Southern African countries R35 (excl tax), Sweden SKr65, Switzerland SFr15.00, Tanzania TShs7,500, Tunisia TD5.000, Turkey 6.00YTL, UAE Dh30, Uganda USh12,000, Zambia K25,000