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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Bahrain Issues US$1bn Sukuk Ijara in the International Market in September 2020 to Further Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 on Public Finances

The Kingdom of Bahrain, acting through the Ministry of Finance & National Economy, returned to the international market in September 2020 with a benchmark 7-year US$1 billion Sukuk issuance which…

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Sustainability Marks Saudi Government Monthly Domestic Sukuk Issuance as Total Volume Rises to SAR49,328.5m (US$13,150.72m) in First Nine 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 September 2020 as part of its public debt…

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SEC Record US$1.3bn Green Sukuk Marks Saudi Arabia’s Entry into the Green Finance Agenda Amidst Huge Diverse Investor Uptake

The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), the largest electricity utility company in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, successfully completed a US$1.3 dual tranche fixed rate Reg S Senior…

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