Stella Cox CBE was privileged to participate in the two part webinar ‘‘Millennials, ESG and their impact on Islamic Finance’ hosted by Kestrl and Samak Ethical Finance Ltd. – 10th November 2020

Stella Cox CBE was privileged to participate in the two part webinar ‘‘Millennials, ESG and their impact on Islamic Finance’ hosted by Kestrl and Samak Ethical Finance Ltd.Samak Ethical Finance…

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IsDB and ICIEC Launch US$2bn Trade and Investment Guarantee Facility to Support Private Sector Recovery from COVID-19 Disruption

One of the unfortunate consequences of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is the severe disruption of private sector trade and commercial business, including that of small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),…

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Saudi Government Sustains Monthly Domestic Sukuk Issuance in October as Overall Volume Rises to SAR84,243.5 million (US$22,462.13 million) for the First Ten Months of 2020

The National Debt Management Center (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) continued with its monthly domestic sovereign Sukuk issuance in October 2020 with a two-tranche offering totalling SAR270…

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ICD Returns to Market after Absence of Four Years with a Benchmark US$600m Sukuk to Help Member Countries’ Private Sector Recover from COVID-19 Impact

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector funding arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, successfully issued its latest Sukuk offering in…

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Malaysia’s Cagamas Issues Debut Sustainability SRI Sukuk to Fund Purchase of Islamic Mortgages from the Market to Finance Affordable Housing

Cagamas Berhad, the National Mortgage Corporation of Malaysia, one of the most prolific issuers of Sukuk, continues to play a major role in Sukuk origination and in the Islamic mortgage…

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