Proceeds to meet company’s strategic, financial objectives By Staff Writer, ZAWYA Saudi Arabia-listed building materials firm Al Kathiri Holding announced on Tuesday that it is looking to issue a Saudi riyal-denominated Islamic bond. Proceeds from the sukuk issuance, valued at 500 million riyals ($133.3 million), will be used for the company’s “general corporate purposes” and to meet its […]
Low levels of savings, limited awareness are constraints in growth, says Moody’s By Staff Writer, ZAWYA Despite being home to a large Muslim population, Islamic banking has made little headway in Africa. However, the continent’s need for development finance could lead to more sovereign sukuks being issued, Moody’s Investor Service said in a new report. Africa […]
The global benchmark rate reform is a significant regulatory driven development that also has consequences for Islamic financial transactions Press Release Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: Islamic finance industry’s leading standard-setting body, the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), today announced the approval of its Shari’ah Board’s RFR implementation related Compliant Standard Structuring Solutions for Murabahah and […]
Operating on the back of an estimated $2 trillion global Islamic finance market, Shariah-compliant fintechs should be attracting more interest from investors and higher funding amounts. The giants of the field, such as Wahed Invest and Alami, may be flush with funding, but some of those down the food chain find they are scrapping for […]
The waiver has been offered in a bid to make the local bond market vibrant. The Value Added Tax (VAT) wing of the board has waived taxes on sale and purchase of assets between originator and Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of Sukuk. VAT applicable to rent of assets or leasing of assets between them has […]
Moody’s survey shows half of respondents expect sales of Islamic products to grow By Staff Writer, ZAWYA Asset managers in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries expect increased inflows over the next 12 months amid growing demand for Islamic and environmental, social and governance (ESG)-compliant investments, according to Moody’s 2021 survey of chief investment officers (CIOs) from […]
Demand for Islamic finance growing faster than conventional banking, says Moody’s By Staff Writer, ZAWYA Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region are weathering the coronavirus pandemic due to their focus on low-risk retail finance, Moody’s Investors Service said on Monday. Banks across the region have had a challenging period since the health outbreak […]
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Jamal Bin Theniyah, Chairman of Emaar Properties, on Tuesday rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of a $500 million Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai. The ceremony was attended by Ahmad Al Matrooshi, Executive Board Member of Emaar Properties; Rashid Al Shamsi, Board Member of Nasdaq Dubai; and Hamed Ali, CEO of Nasdaq Dubai and […]
DUBAI, July (Reuters) – Qatar’s Dukhan Bank sold $500 million in Additional Tier 1 (AT1) sukuk, or Islamic bonds, at 3.95% on Wednesday after it received more than $2.25 billion in orders, a document showed. The perpetual sukuk were tightened from initial price guidance of around 4.375%. AT1 bonds, the riskiest debt instruments banks can […]
Indonesia universities to use standardized government-produced textbooks for Islamic economy BY YOSI WINOSA SALAAM GATEWAY JAKARTA – Indonesia will integrate, over the next three years, Islamic economy pedagogy in textbooks to be used by at least 100 state universities. The goal is to better link and match, as well as produce, more talent for the […]
DUBAI, June (Reuters) – Dubai Islamic Bank (DISB.DU), the United Arab Emirates’ largest Islamic lender, sold $1 billion in five-year sukuk on Tuesday after receiving more than $2.8 billion in orders for the Islamic bonds, a document showed. It sold the sukuk at 110 basis points (bps) over mid-swaps, tightened from initial guidance of around […]
