Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development Company (DAAR) is pleased to announce repayment of its Sukuk II, which is due on Monday 16 July 2012, and amounts to SAR 3.75bn (US$1bn). DAAR transferred the total principal sum to Deutsche Bank (the principal paying agents) on Thursday 12 July 2012 and the Sukuk account holders will receive funds on Monday 16 July 2012. This second Sukuk was part of DAARs Islamic structured debt program (Sukuk program), initiated in 2007. The aim of the program was to provide high quality long term external financing to complement the Companys robust internal cash flow at a time of strong growth in the Saudi real estate market. In the last five years, an extremely challenging period for the international debt markets, DAAR has successfully issued four Sukuk (3 international, one domestic) raising a total of SAR8.4bn (US2.25bn). Of this, 2 Sukuk totaling SAR6bn (US$1.6bn) has been repaid on time and satisfying all obligations, representing 71.4% of DAARs Sukuk program. It is worth mentioning that the Islamic Sukuk Program has aided the Company in the implementation of the Company's various projects over the Kingdom. DAAR provided more than 16,000 residential units which contributed in fulfilling the residential demand in Saudi Arabia.

Dubai's Emaar Properties achieved a quick fire issuance success this week as it announced a sukuk roadshow on Tuesday and priced a seven year benchmark deal on Thursday at a profit rate of 6.4%.

The State of Qatar this week redrew the frontiers of the Islamic bond market as it brought the largest ever international sukuk deal and attracted a well diversified order book of over $25bn.

Malaysia's National Mortgage Corporation ( Cagamas ) has issued MR500m of one, two and five-year sukuk. The wakalah notes will rank pari passu with the company's existing unsecured obligations and will be redeemed at their full nominal value at maturity.

Source: The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad

Karachi, July 12, 2012: JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited (JCR-VIS) has reaffirmed the entity ratings of Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) at ‘B+/B’ (Single B Plus/Single B). JCR-VIS has also reaffirmed ratings of ‘AAA/A-1+’ (Triple A/A-One Plus) assigned to government guaranteed debt and deposits mobilized by the bank. Outlook on the assigned ratings is ‘Stable’.