Read more about the article Oman Returns to International Sukuk Market with Benchmark US$1.75bn Sukuk Issuance After an Absence of Almost Three Years as Market Share of Islamic Finance Assets Continue to Rise

Oman Returns to International Sukuk Market with Benchmark US$1.75bn Sukuk Issuance After an Absence of Almost Three Years as Market Share of Islamic Finance Assets Continue to Rise

The Government of Oman returned to the international market on 15 June 2021 with a Reg S Rule 144A US$1.75 billion Sukuk issuance. The unsubordinated fixed-rate Trust Certificates have a…

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Read more about the article KFH’s Maiden Benchmark US$750m Sukuk Mudaraba Finally Marks Entry of Industry Pioneer as June 2021 Sees Major Developments in the International Sukuk Market

KFH’s Maiden Benchmark US$750m Sukuk Mudaraba Finally Marks Entry of Industry Pioneer as June 2021 Sees Major Developments in the International Sukuk Market

Kuwait Finance House (KFH), one of the oldest commercial Islamic banks in the world, issued its debut Sukuk – a 5.5 year Perpetual non-callable benchmark US$750 million ATI Mudaraba Sukuk…

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Read more about the article Saudi Aramco’s Debut US$6bn International Sukuk in June 2021 a Major Boost for Investors as Offering Attracts Largest Ever Order Book in Sukuk Issuance History

Saudi Aramco’s Debut US$6bn International Sukuk in June 2021 a Major Boost for Investors as Offering Attracts Largest Ever Order Book in Sukuk Issuance History

As the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company, the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) does not do fixed-income issuances in modest measures. On 17 June 2021, the company…

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Read more about the article Saudi NDMC Issues Fifth Consecutive Monthly Domestic Sukuk with SAR3.53 billion (US$941.26 million) Offering in May as Total for First Five Months 2021 Tops Record SAR34.13bn (US$9.1bn)

Saudi NDMC Issues Fifth Consecutive Monthly Domestic Sukuk with SAR3.53 billion (US$941.26 million) Offering in May as Total for First Five Months 2021 Tops Record SAR34.13bn (US$9.1bn)

The National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued its fifth consecutive monthly issuance of Riyal-denominated sovereign Sukuk with a two-tranche SAR3.53 billion (US$941.26 million)…

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Read more about the article IsDB Targets Agri-business Sector Development in African Member Countries with US$3.5bn Investment and Co-financing Arrangements with BADEA and IFAD

IsDB Targets Agri-business Sector Development in African Member Countries with US$3.5bn Investment and Co-financing Arrangements with BADEA and IFAD

The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the multilateral development bank (MDB) of the Muslim world, is targeting food security, agriculture, and climate action in its African member countries, who have…

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Read more about the article Malaysia’s 34.2% Islamic Banking Market Share Edges Towards 50% Parity with Conventional Sector by 2030 as Sector Reinforces its Resilience and Relevance during COVID-19 Pandemic

Malaysia’s 34.2% Islamic Banking Market Share Edges Towards 50% Parity with Conventional Sector by 2030 as Sector Reinforces its Resilience and Relevance during COVID-19 Pandemic

Malaysia’s Islamic banking and Takaful industry continues its steady march towards the stated goal of the Malaysian government to achieve parity with the conventional sector in terms of 50% market…

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Read more about the article IsDB Notches Up Another Sukuk First With a Maiden US$400m Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)-linked Offering Through a Private Placement

IsDB Notches Up Another Sukuk First With a Maiden US$400m Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)-linked Offering Through a Private Placement

There is no doubt that the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is having a good year as far as its fixed income (Sukuk) issuance strategy is concerned. But it is in…

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Read more about the article Indonesia Notches up Another First With Latest Three-tranche US$3bn Sukuk Offering Including the First 30-Year Green Sukuk in the World

Indonesia Notches up Another First With Latest Three-tranche US$3bn Sukuk Offering Including the First 30-Year Green Sukuk in the World

For a regular annual issuer of sovereign Sukuk, the Government of Indonesia is adept at notching up global firsts in its issuance programme and strategy. This is particularly so in…

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