Read more about the article IsDB Raises US$2bn Through its Fourth Global SOFR-Linked Sukuk Under its Strategic Realignment Strategy 2023-2025 Focussing on Green, Resilient, and Sustainable Infrastructure and Human Development

IsDB Raises US$2bn Through its Fourth Global SOFR-Linked Sukuk Under its Strategic Realignment Strategy 2023-2025 Focussing on Green, Resilient, and Sustainable Infrastructure and Human Development

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the multilateral development bank (MDB) of the 57-member OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) countries, successfully priced its first public Sukuk issuance of 2023 when it…

Continue ReadingIsDB Raises US$2bn Through its Fourth Global SOFR-Linked Sukuk Under its Strategic Realignment Strategy 2023-2025 Focussing on Green, Resilient, and Sustainable Infrastructure and Human Development
Read more about the article <strong>Saudi NDMC Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Issuance Momentum Continues with Closure of Two-tranche SAR3,465.56m (US$923.25m) Sukuk in February 2023, as Aggregate for First Two Months Reach SAR7,123.1m (US$1,897.9m)</strong>

Saudi NDMC Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Issuance Momentum Continues with Closure of Two-tranche SAR3,465.56m (US$923.25m) Sukuk in February 2023, as Aggregate for First Two Months Reach SAR7,123.1m (US$1,897.9m)

The National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) successfully closed its second consecutive monthly domestic sovereign Sukuk issuance on 15 February 2023 raising an aggregate…

Continue ReadingSaudi NDMC Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Issuance Momentum Continues with Closure of Two-tranche SAR3,465.56m (US$923.25m) Sukuk in February 2023, as Aggregate for First Two Months Reach SAR7,123.1m (US$1,897.9m)
Read more about the article <strong>Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) Closes Second Perpetual Sukuk Issuance – a SAR500m Offering – in 6 Months Raising a Total SAR2.5 bn (US$660m) Through Private Placement</strong>

Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) Closes Second Perpetual Sukuk Issuance – a SAR500m Offering – in 6 Months Raising a Total SAR2.5 bn (US$660m) Through Private Placement

Sukuk issuance momentum in the Saudi Arabian banking sector continues in earnest underlining the fact that Sukuk issuance remains the preferred mode of fund raising, refinancing and Tier I capital…

Continue ReadingSaudi Investment Bank (SAIB) Closes Second Perpetual Sukuk Issuance – a SAR500m Offering – in 6 Months Raising a Total SAR2.5 bn (US$660m) Through Private Placement
Read more about the article Emirates Islamic Successfully Closes UAE’s First Local Currency AED1bn (AED272.3m) Sukuk as Dirham-denominated Debt Papers Flourish Among Bank Issuers

Emirates Islamic Successfully Closes UAE’s First Local Currency AED1bn (AED272.3m) Sukuk as Dirham-denominated Debt Papers Flourish Among Bank Issuers

Banks in the UAE seem to be turning to raising funds from issuing domestic debt instruments denominated in dirhams, as demand for local currency debt papers increase.In the last few…

Continue ReadingEmirates Islamic Successfully Closes UAE’s First Local Currency AED1bn (AED272.3m) Sukuk as Dirham-denominated Debt Papers Flourish Among Bank Issuers
Read more about the article <strong>DIB Continues its Sustainability Issuer Advantage in the UAE Market with US$1bn Sustainable Sukuk Issuance in February 2023 – the Second Such issuance in Two Months</strong>

DIB Continues its Sustainability Issuer Advantage in the UAE Market with US$1bn Sustainable Sukuk Issuance in February 2023 – the Second Such issuance in Two Months

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), one of the most prolific and regular issuers of Sukuk by a financial institution and the largest Islamic bank in the UAE in terms of assets,…

Continue ReadingDIB Continues its Sustainability Issuer Advantage in the UAE Market with US$1bn Sustainable Sukuk Issuance in February 2023 – the Second Such issuance in Two Months
Read more about the article <strong>Market Welcomes Egypt’s Entry into Global Sukuk Market with Maiden US$1.5bn Issuance in February 2023 with Robust Optimism Tempered with Subdued Caution</strong>

Market Welcomes Egypt’s Entry into Global Sukuk Market with Maiden US$1.5bn Issuance in February 2023 with Robust Optimism Tempered with Subdued Caution

After almost three years of deliberations, the Egyptian Government finally went to the international market in February 2023 successfully closing its maiden US dollar Sukuk issuance – a US$1.5 billion…

Continue ReadingMarket Welcomes Egypt’s Entry into Global Sukuk Market with Maiden US$1.5bn Issuance in February 2023 with Robust Optimism Tempered with Subdued Caution
Read more about the article <strong>Saudi NDMC Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Issuance Momentum Continues with First SAR3,465.6m (US$923.3m) Sukuk in 2023, on the Back of a Record US$32.53bn of Sovereign Sukuk Offerings in 2022</strong>

Saudi NDMC Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Issuance Momentum Continues with First SAR3,465.6m (US$923.3m) Sukuk in 2023, on the Back of a Record US$32.53bn of Sovereign Sukuk Offerings in 2022

These are exciting times for the issuance of sovereign domestic Sukuk. There is no doubt that the National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) is…

Continue ReadingSaudi NDMC Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Issuance Momentum Continues with First SAR3,465.6m (US$923.3m) Sukuk in 2023, on the Back of a Record US$32.53bn of Sovereign Sukuk Offerings in 2022
Read more about the article <strong>Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power Launches Second Domestic SAR1.8bn (US$480m) Sukuk Offering in January 2023 to Finance its Rapidly Expanding Energy Transition Business</strong>

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power Launches Second Domestic SAR1.8bn (US$480m) Sukuk Offering in January 2023 to Finance its Rapidly Expanding Energy Transition Business

ACWA Power, in which the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, Public Investment Fund (PIF), has a 50% equity stake, returned to the Sukuk market on 10 January 2023 with the launch…

Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia’s ACWA Power Launches Second Domestic SAR1.8bn (US$480m) Sukuk Offering in January 2023 to Finance its Rapidly Expanding Energy Transition Business