In Conversation with Sultan Allana
In an exclusive interview with The Ismaili TV, Sultan Allana, Director of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), shares the depth of AKFED's strategic vision and its practical implications for the lives of people in the developing world.
AKFED aims to promote entrepreneurship and build economically sound enterprises in the developing world. It's a philosophy that has been carefully nurtured since the 1930s and continues to evolve with the changing dynamics of economies and societies.
The interview covers the historical context of AKFED's banking and insurance companies, tracing their origins back to cooperative societies and insurance companies established by Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah. These institutions were set up to financially empower communities with limited access to financial services during the colonial and post-colonial era.
