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Strong Demand for Malaysian Government RM4.5bn (US$990m) MGII Lestari Sustainability Sukuk “Reflects Investors’ Confidence in the Country’s Resilient Economic Performance and IF leadership” Kuala Lumpur – Despite rising uncertainties over…

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Saudi NDMC Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Issuance Momentum Continues in October Bringing the Aggregate Issuances in the First Ten Months of 2022 to SAR65,184.82m (US$17,344.38m)

The National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) continued its 2022 Saudi Riyal-denominated Sukuk Issuance Programme on schedule with a three-tranche auction completed on 22…

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Alrajhi Bank Raises SAR10bn (US$2.66bn) Through its Second Perpetual Tier 1 Tawarruq/Mudaraba Riyal-denominated Sukuk to Date in 2022

Saudi Arabia’s Alrajhi Bank, the largest Islamic bank in the world in terms of assets, successfully completed its second Saudi riyal denominated Sukuk offering in 2022 when it raised SAR10…

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IsDB Keeps International Sukuk Momentum Going with Second Public Sukuk Issuance in 2022 Raising US$1bn as Investors Chase Quality AAA-rated Papers

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the multilateral development bank (MDB) of the 57-member OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) countries, successfully priced its second public Sukuk issuance of 2022 when it…

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Saudi Ministry of Finance Returns to International Sukuk Market With its First Issuance in 2022 Through a US$2.5bn 6-Year Transaction

Saudi Arabia returned to the international Sukuk market in October 2022 with its first US dollar-denominated issuance of the year. The National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry…

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Nascent Islamic Voluntary Carbon Market Takes Off in the Wake of COP27 with Two Innovative Transactions Aimed at Funding High-quality Voluntary Carbon Offsets

Whether it is because COP27 recently convened in Egypt and COP28 is scheduled to be hosted by Abu Dhabi/UAE in 2023, both Member States of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB),…

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