Heroic double header for soaring sukuk market

A triumphant sovereign return, and an innovative socially responsible deal helped the sukuk market smash through its previous record year for issuance volumes. Unusual but impressive trades from Pakistan and the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) helped the growing asset class beat its previous annual dollar issuance record set in 2012 and put the gloss on a burgeoning fourth quarter run of deals.