Malaysian ICM Continues its Resilience and Dominance with a Stable 65% Market Share in 2022 on the Back of Strong Market Capitalisation and Sukuk Outstanding

The Malaysian Islamic Capital Market (ICM) continued its resilience and dominance of the overall domestic capital market in 2022 despite the ongoing economic and fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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New Malaysian Premier/Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim Prioritises SRI Sukuk Through 5-Year Tax Incentives in 2023 Budget to Boost Sustainability Agenda

The New Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, has lost no time in consolidating his policy of a greater but better coordinated Islamic finance engagement with the Malaysian…

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Saudi NDMC Returns to International Sukuk Market with Dual Tranche US$6bn Sukuk Offering which was Oversubscribed 4.5 Times with More Issuances in the Offing

Saudi Arabia returned to the international Sukuk market with a two-tranche Sukuk issuance in mid-May 2023, despite a more-or-less balanced budget, rising oil revenues and pre-funding activities that have been…

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Saudi NDMC Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Issuance Momentum Continues with Closure of Two-tranche SAR3,374.m (US$899.4m) Sukuk in March 2023, as Aggregate for First Three Months Reach SAR10,497.2m (US$2,798.2m)

The National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) successfully closed its third consecutive monthly domestic sovereign Sukuk issuance on 23 March 2023 raising an aggregate…

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Alrajhi Bank Maiden US$1bn Sustainable Sukuk in International Markets Attracts Robust Demand From Local and Global Investors

Corporate Sukuk issuances in Saudi Arabia received a major boost when Alrajhi Bank, the world’s largest Islamic bank in terms of both assets and market capitalization, successfully priced its inaugural…

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Malaysia Islamic Banking System Edges Towards System Parity as Financing and Deposits Market Share Reach 40% and Total AUM Tops RM1.3 Trillion (US$298bn)

Since it was introduced 40 years ago, Malaysia’s Islamic banking proposition by all the market metrics, continues its march towards reaching parity with its counterpart conventional banking system in terms…

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SEC Returns to International Market with US$2bn Dual Tranche Sukuk Issuance Including a US$1.2bn Green Sukuk

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), the Kingdom’s power generation utility, returned to the international financial market with a dual tranche transaction raising US$2 billion in the process. The transaction was successfully…

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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…

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