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The Gulf kingdom is trying to tackle a very wide deficit and sky-high debt to GDP
Gulf investors 'will now look at every deal', whether sukuk or not
Demand from the Middle East for the sukuk was steady
Bond pricing for the mining company started about 43bp back of its parent
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Kuala Lumpur, 30 April 2013 – The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) is collaborating with the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank to organise a Forum on the Midterm Review of ‘the Islamic Financial Services Industry Development: Ten-Year Framework and Strategies’ Report (issued in 2007), on 14 May 2013, in conjunction with the pre-events of the 10th IFSB Summit, This 10th Annual IFSB Summit that will be held on 16 & 17 May 2013 in Kuala Lumpur is themed, ‘The Future of the Islamic Financial Services Industry: Resilience, Stability and Inclusive Growth’. Bank Negara Malaysia is hosting the Summit.
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The Islamic Development Bank has agreed to finance construction projects in Gaza worth as much around $15m.
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Gulf African Bank (GAB), an Islamic bank based in Kenya, has signed a KSh100m ($1.2m) agreement with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to support lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the country.
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Albaraka Turk, the Turkish banking unit of Bahrain-based Albaraka, defied doubters on Monday afternoon when it priced its debut sukuk at 7.75%, at the tight end of previous guidance. The $200m murabaha attracted as much as $400m of orders.
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Shariah compliant insurance company Amana Takaful (Maldives) has reported a MVR8.7m ($566,000) consolidated profit for 2012, its first year of operation as a listed entity.
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Zain Saudi continues to seek a new refinancing arrangement for its outstanding Sr9bn ($2.4bn) murabaha facility and has once again extended the maturity of the deal and that of another $600m loan.