Riyad Bank Latest Institution to Issue US$750m Perpetual Additional Tier 1 (AT1) Sukuk Linked to Sustainability

Sukuk issuances linked to Sustainability, ESG, SRI and Green Finance continue to gain momentum in the global Islamic capital market, albeit the pace of issuances could be even more urgent…

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Al Rajhi Bank Upsizes Sukuk Issuance to SAR6.5bn (US$1.74bn) Following Huge Market Demand as Sukuk Issuance in Saudi Arabia Makes a Buoyant Start to 2022

The Sukuk market in 2022 has started with a big bang continuing where it had left off in a record 2021 with US$252.3 billion of primary issuances, according to Fitch…

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Pakistan Government Returns to International Market with First Sovereign Issuance in 2022 Raising US$1bn Through a Sukuk Al-Ijarah Offering

The Government of Pakistan returned to the international market after an absence of four years with the first sovereign Sukuk issuance of 2022 with a US$1 billion Unsubordinated Reg. S…

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DIB Continues its First Issuer Advantage in UAE Sukuk Market with Inaugural Benchmark US$750m Offering Priced with its Lowest-ever Credit Spread with no New Issue Premium

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,…

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Saudi NDMC Completes 2022 Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Programme with 12th Consecutive Monthly Issuance in December as Annual Total Reaches SAR75bn (US$20bn)

The National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) Saudi Arabia completed its 2021 Government Debt Borrowing Programme raising SAR125 billion (US$33.28 billion) in the process.…

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Kuwait’s Warba Bank Returns to the International Financial Market with Third Sukuk Issuance – a US$250m Tier I Capital Offering in November 2021

Kuwaiti Islamic bank, Warba Bank, successfully closed its latest Sukuk offering – a US$250 million Perpetual Tier-1 Capital Mudaraba Sukuk - in November 2021. The certificates were issued by Warba…

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Nigerian DMO Completes Fourth Road Infrastructure Ring-fenced Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Ijarah Raising N250bn (US$610m) Amidst Huge Investor Oversubscription

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) continued to build up a yield curve for its naira-denominated FGN Sovereign Domestic Sukuk with its fourth offering to date on 23 December 2021…

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Malaysian SWF Khazanah Subsidiary Issues Debut RM210m (US$50m) SRI Green Sukuk Wakalah to Finance Renewable Energy Projects that Contribute to Emission Reductions

Cenergi SEA Bhd, the sustainable and renewable energy subsidiary of Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, successfully issued its maiden ASEAN SRI Green Sukuk on 23 December 2021– a…

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Bank of England Boost to UK Islamic Finance Market as Pioneering Wakala-based Alternative Liquidity Facility Goes Live with the Acceptance of First Deposits from UK-based Islamic Banks

The Bank of England’s (BoE) much anticipated Alternative Liquidity Facility (ALF) went live on 2 December 2021 when it started taking deposits from participating UK-based Islamic banks and Islamic Banking…

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