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General Electric, the only western blue chip corporate to date to have issued an international sukuk, has not ruled out a return to the Islamic market when its deal matures this year. -
Abu Dhabi real estate developer Saadiyat Development and Investment Company will begin offering Shariah-compliant home finance for buyers of villas on Saadiyat Island, the flagship project of Tourism Development and Investment Company.
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The UK government’s unveiling of plans to expand its Help to Buy guarantee scheme to Islamic mortgages has rightly caused a buzz, having levelled the playing field for Islamic banks and their customers. But while this and other recent announcements have provided great PR for the UK as a western hub for Islamic finance, in practical terms the government is still testing the water.
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Pakistani commercial bank MCB plans to buy a majority stake in smaller Islamic peer Burj Bank, as it looks to build its Islamic banking subsidiary. The plan echoes Pakistan's bigger push towards Islamic banking, with a growing number of conventional banks looking to enter the market.
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Prospective international sukuk debutante Morocco is pushing ahead with plans to introduce Islamic banking for the first time, with parliament set to take a vote on the government’s draft bill as early as April.
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The international sukuk drought is over — and how. Dubai Investments Park and the Export Import Bank of Malaysia secured tightly priced debuts this week amid a deluge of demand that spoke volumes about investors’ need for more Islamic issuance and a greater diversity of borrowers.
