Country Profiles

• Kuveyt Turk Looking to Issue Short Term Lira Sukuk

  2015-11-06 21:15:10

  Kuveyt Turk is looking to issue short term sukuk this coming week. The local currency denominated transaction will be for up to TRY200 million.

• MAF Sukuk Ltd Listed on Irish Stock Exchange

  2015-11-06 20:55:55

  The recent sukuk issuance by UAE based Majid Al Futtaim MAF Sukuk Ltd, Series 2 - Issue of USD 500m 4.5% due November 3, 2025 has been listed.

• RHB Weekly: Silence Broken in Sukuk Space

  2015-10-30 21:04:36

  Sustainable and Responsible Investments (SRI) Sukuk tax incentives and extension of double deduction for retail Sukuk announced in Malaysian Budget.

• Qatar Islamic Bank Sukuk Listed on Irish Stock Exchange

  2015-10-28 20:34:12

  The board of the Irish Stock Exchange has approved the admission of the recent Qatar Islamic Bank Sukuk (QIB SUKUK LTD. Series 2 - Issue of USD 750000

• Decline in GCC Corporate Sukuk Issuances

  2015-10-22 22:55:35

  Sukuk issuances in September 2015 stood at USD610mn, declining from USD2.4bn registered in the earlier year during the same period.

• RHB Weekly: Oil Lifts Sentiment for Sukuk

  2015-10-15 23:31:45

  Growth in Sukuk issuance is falling primarily by foreign currency issuance, with annualized annual growth rate of -40%, far outpacing the 10% decline

• IILM Issues $860M Sukuk on Weak Order Book

  2015-10-13 01:07:13

  Short term Sukuk rated A-1 by Standard and Poor’s Rating Services (S&P’s) have been issued by the International Islamic Liquidity Management (IILM

• Sukuk Developments in Emerging East Asia

  2015-10-11 23:16:43

  Emerging East Asia’s sukuk market held firm in 2Q15 despite headwinds from challenging developments in the global economy.

• Dovish Fed Provides Relief on Sukuk

  2015-09-27 12:34:57

  Chart of the Week: Sukuk are less prone to volatility risk than conventional bonds, due to the nature of Sukuk which is linked to an underlying asset

• RHB Sukuk Week: Sluggish But Resilient

  2015-09-19 21:16:49

  Yields tightened 0.5bps W-o-W to 2.36%. The Bloomberg Malaysia Sukuk Ex-MYR Total Return (BMSXMTR) rose marginally by 0.09% to 101.71 from 101.63 a we