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A grim secondary performance by Goldman Sachs’s debut sukuk has made it a soft target for anyone who holds that the Islamic market is just not ready for such non-halal borrowers. But far from illustrating that thesis, Goldman will be remembered – not least by conventional borrowers – as the bright spark which debunked the market’s defences and blew the door open for all and sundry to follow.
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The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) plans to re-issue $860m of short-dated, commercial paper style sukuk on Monday.
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The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) has signed an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support Islamic money markets and international capital markets in their countries of common interest.
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Goldman Sachs’ sukuk has provided a useful lesson for other conventional borrowers looking at the asset class. Opinions are divided on the merits of non-Islamic borrowers testing the market, but bankers both close to and away from the deal agree that a wider distribution would be better for future debuts.
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Goldman Sachs’ sukuk has provided a useful lesson for other conventional borrowers looking at the asset class. Opinions are divided on the merits of non-Islamic borrowers testing the market, but bankers both close to and away from the deal agree that a wider distribution would be better for future debuts.
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As syndicated loan volumes in central and eastern Europe dwindled in the first nine months of the year, hit by conflict in Ukraine and sanctions on Russian banks and energy companies, Standard Chartered has emerged at the top of the bookrunner league tables.
