Stella Cox CBE, FCSI(Hon) – September round up
Summer holidays are already a distant memory! As a UK headquartered business with offices in a growing number of international centres for Islamic Finance, it is always our pleasure to…
NEWS in BRIEF
KFH Completes Conversion of Ahli United Bank UK and Egypt to Dedicated Islamic Banks Following its Voluntary Withdrawal from the Malaysian Market in Pursuit of a New Focus on MENA…
Sovereign Domestic Sukuk – Saudi Arabia
NDMC Continues its Sovereign Domestic Sukuk Issuance Momentum in August/September 2024 with Two Auctions Raising SAR8,621.0mn (USD2,297.33mn) as Total Volume of Issuances in Reaches SAR48.84bn (US$13.015bn)Buoyed by the award in…
Corporate Sukuk – SOBHA Realty USD230mn Tap Sukuk
UAE Luxury Apartment Developer SOBHA Realty Successfully Closes USD230mn Tap Sukuk in September 2024 which will be Consolidated with its July 2023 Maiden 5-year US$300m Hybrid Wakala/Murabaha Sukuk to a…
Bank Sukuk – Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) SAR3bn AT1 Sukuk
BSF Completes Second Sukuk Offering in 2024 with SAR3bn (USD800mn) Additional Tier 1 Issuance in September 2024 Through a Private PlacementBanque Saudi Fransi (BSF), one of the largest providers of…
Sovereign Domestic Sukuk – UAE Treasury T-Sukuk
UAE Government Domestic Treasury T-Sukuk Auction in August Raises AED1.1bn (USD300mn) as Total Volume of Issuances for January-August Tops AED8.3bn (USD2.3bn) Due to Strong Demand Abu Dhabi – The dirham-denominated…
Bank Sukuk – QIB Benchmark US$750mn Sustainability Sukuk
QIB Returns to the International Financial Market in September 2024 with Benchmark Senior Unsecured RegS US$750mn Sustainable Sukuk Wakala/Murabaha Offering Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), the largest and oldest Islamic Bank…
NEWS in BRIEF
Obituary – Wan Abdul Rahim Kamil Wan MuhammedWritten by Mushtak ParkerA Fond Farewell to IF Pioneer Wan Abdul Rahim Kamil 1949-2024Kuala Lumpur - The global Islamic finance community mourns the…
Sovereign Domestic Sukuk – Saudi Arabia
NDMC Continues its Sovereign Domestic Sukuk Issuance Momentum in July 2024 with SAR3.21bn (US$855.39mn) Offering as Aggregate Volume of Issuances Reach SAR40.2bn (US$10.7bn) in 2024 to DateThe National Debt Management…
Corporate Sukuk – Emkan Finance Sukuk Mudaraba
Saudi Fintech Entity Emkan Finance Issues Second Sukuk in 2024 in August Through a Private Placement Followingits Benchmark SAR2.3bn (US$604.6mn) Senior Sukuk Mudaraba in FebruaryEmkan Finance, a leading Saudi fintech…