Malaysian ICM Continues its Resilience and Dominance with 65% Market Share in 2021 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 2021 despite the ongoing economic and fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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Murabaha Trade Finance Deals Flourish at IsDB Annual Meetings in Egypt as ITFC Pens Several Agreements Totalling US$7bn

Amidst the rhetoric of aspiration and the jamboree of the unveiling of several announcements relating to issues dealing with post-COVID economic recovery and global shocks, climate action and sustainability, trade…

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Senegal Returns to Sovereign Sukuk Market with a Three-Tranche Benchmark Equivalent XOF330 billion (US$525.4 million) Sukuk Ijarah Offering

The Government of Senegal, the first West African state to issue a sovereign Sukuk in 2014, returned to the domestic market with its latest offering, a XOF330 billion (US$525.4 million)…

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IsDB Keeps International Sukuk Momentum Going with US$1.6bn First Public Sukuk Issuance in 2022 as Investors Chase Quality AAA-rated Papers

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 2022 when it…

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DDCAP’s Sharia’a Compliant Automated Trade and Post Trade Services Platform, ETHOSTerminal™, Gains Market Traction as Fintech and Digitalisation Solutions Bring Transactional Flexibility and Additional Integration Functionality to IF Clients

Global trade has been more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic than during the 2008-09 global financial crisis. According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in its latest World Trade Report…

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Saudi NDMC Domestic Sovereign Sukuk Issuance Momentum Continues in April 2022 with a Two-Tranche SAR9.98bn (US$2.7bn) Issuance Bringing Aggregate Issuances in Q1 2022 to SAR36.36bn (US$9.69bn)

The National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) Saudi Arabia continued its consecutive monthly Sukuk issuance under its Saudi Riyal-denominated Sukuk Issuance Programme with a…

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Kuwait’s Boubyan Bank Returns to International Market with a Benchmark US$500m Senior Unsecured Wakala/Murabaha Sukuk Issuance in March 2022  

Kuwaiti Islamic bank, Boubyan Bank, returned to the international market with a benchmark US$500 million Senior Unsecured Wakala/Murabaha Sukuk issuance in March 2022.In a disclosure to Boursa Kuwait (the Kuwait…

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