Country Profiles

• United Kingdom Sukuk: 10 times over-subscribed

  2014-06-25 22:46:00

  More than a third of the issuance went to UK investors, with the remaining bonds sold in the Middle East and Asia.

• Issuances from Pakistan, Bahrain and Banque Saudi Fransi wrap up busy Sukuk week

  2014-06-22 22:09:50

  We are expecting issuances this week from the UK Government and Societe Generale.

• Central Bank of Bahrain: Monthly Sukuk Al-Ijara got BD 82m orderbook for BD 20m issuance

  2014-06-22 22:04:58

  The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announced that its monthly issue of its short-term Islamic leasing bonds, Sukuk Al-Ijara, was oversubscribed by 410%

• Islamic Finance in France

  2014-06-22 22:02:00

  The development of Islamic finance in France is attributed to strong support by the French authorities, who have built a friendly environment.

• UK debut Sukuk seeks diverse investor base, learning from Turkey's Sukuk debut mistakes

  2014-06-15 23:12:59

  Foreign banks selected as arrangers for the UK's debut Sukuk in order to secure an international investor base and not over allocate domestically.

• Malaysia's Liberalisation of Finance sector to boost its Sukuk leadership

  2014-06-09 21:37:24

  Malaysia is continuing to open up its financial sector by allowing 100% foreign participation in credit rating agencies and unit trust management comp

• Mitsubishi UFJ to float yen-denominated Sukuk

  2014-06-04 16:57:14

  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is planning to issue Sukuk in Malaysia, hoping to tap demand in the fast-growing Islamic Capital markets.

• A look at Luxembourg's Islamic Finance Credentials

  2014-06-03 22:20:17

  Geographically speaking, the market for sharia-compliant funds is concentrated within three main markets: Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Luxembourg.

• Luxembourg likely to beat UK to issue first Western European Sovereign Sukuk

  2014-05-31 17:27:58

  Luxembourg identifies assets to be used in Ijara structure, whilst UK Sukuk continues to work through system.

• Sukuk Weekly Summary and Secondary Market update - 29 May 2014

  2014-05-29 14:56:05

  Domestic Sukuk market gathers pace in Saudi Arabia, and summary of Sukuk indexes and secondary market prices