Luxembourg elbows way into sovereign sukuk race
Tiny Luxembourg is looking to elbow the United Kingdom aside in the race to become the first European sovereign to issue sukuk debt. Despite its larger rival’s bid to be the foremost Western centre for Islamic finance and local bank buyers, the grand duchy has already introduced a bill to bring up to €200m of shariah-compliant notes in euros or dollars.
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