In this episode, Claire Matheson Kirton, a partner at White & Case, joins Debtwire CEEMEA’s Laura Gardner to explore the rise in investment from the Middle East into Africa.

With China stepping back as a major financier across the continent, Gulf economies are jumping in to meet Africa's vast infrastructure and energy needs.

GCC investors are seizing diversification opportunities in sectors such as renewable energy, real estate, telecoms, and agriculture in a region experiencing rapid urbanisation and real economic growth needs, Claire explains.

She also delves into whether this growing partnership could spur the rise of Islamic finance across Africa.

Based in Dubai, Claire is a partner in White & Case’s Global Debt Finance Practice and has extensive experience in both conventional and Sharia-compliant transactions.

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