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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Read more about the article Saudi NDMC Issues Fourth Consecutive Monthly Domestic Sukuk with SAR11.7bn(US$3.1bn) Offering in April as Total for First Four Months 2021 Tops Record SAR30.6bn (US$8.2bn)

Saudi NDMC Issues Fourth Consecutive Monthly Domestic Sukuk with SAR11.7bn(US$3.1bn) Offering in April as Total for First Four Months 2021 Tops Record SAR30.6bn (US$8.2bn)

The National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued its fourth consecutive monthly issuance of Riyal-denominated sovereign Sukuk with a two-tranche SAR11,713 million (US$3,123 million)…

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Read more about the article Malaysian SWF Khazanah Nasional Returns to International US Dollar Market with a Dual-Tranche US$1bn Sukuk Issuance After Absence of Five Years

Malaysian SWF Khazanah Nasional Returns to International US Dollar Market with a Dual-Tranche US$1bn Sukuk Issuance After Absence of Five Years

No sooner had the Government of Malaysia’s pioneering maiden US$1.3 billion Sustainability Sukuk marked the market in April 2021, the country’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF), Khazanah Nasional Berhad launched its…

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Read more about the article Malaysia’s Securities Commission Issues Tough New Corporate Governance Measures with Immediate Effect to Boost Board Policies, Composition, Effectiveness and to Address Sustainability Risks and Opportunities

Malaysia’s Securities Commission Issues Tough New Corporate Governance Measures with Immediate Effect to Boost Board Policies, Composition, Effectiveness and to Address Sustainability Risks and Opportunities

With a motley of directives relating to ESG, SDG, Climate-related, Sustainability, Diversity and Corporate Governance emanating in recent times from the various gatekeepers of international finance and regulators, the Securities…

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Read more about the article DIB Maintains its Perpetual Sukuk Issuance with US$500m Offering in April at Lowest Ever Pricing for a GCC Bank Additional Tier 1 Instrument

DIB Maintains its Perpetual Sukuk Issuance with US$500m Offering in April at Lowest Ever Pricing for a GCC Bank Additional Tier 1 Instrument

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE in terms of assets and a prolific issuer of Sukuk, successfully priced its latest benchmark US$500 million Perpetual Non-Call…

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Read more about the article Malaysia’s Return to International Market with US$1.3bn Sukuk in April 2021 Set to Boost ESG/Sustainability Issuances by Sovereigns

Malaysia’s Return to International Market with US$1.3bn Sukuk in April 2021 Set to Boost ESG/Sustainability Issuances by Sovereigns

After an absence of over four years the Government of Malaysia (GOM) returned to the international Sukuk market on 22 April 2021 with yet another first - this time with…

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Read more about the article Saudi NDMC Issues Third Consecutive Monthly Domestic Sukuk with SAR7.7bn (US$2.05bn) Offering in March as Total for First Three Months 2021 Tops Record SAR18.22bn (US$5.04bn)

Saudi NDMC Issues Third Consecutive Monthly Domestic Sukuk with SAR7.7bn (US$2.05bn) Offering in March as Total for First Three Months 2021 Tops Record SAR18.22bn (US$5.04bn)

The National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) of the Saudi Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued its third consecutive monthly issuances of Riyal-denominated sovereign Sukuk with a two-tranche SAR7,673.80 million (US$2,046.11 million)…

Continue ReadingSaudi NDMC Issues Third Consecutive Monthly Domestic Sukuk with SAR7.7bn (US$2.05bn) Offering in March as Total for First Three Months 2021 Tops Record SAR18.22bn (US$5.04bn)