Sukuk as Headline Product and Barometer of
Islamic Finance

In many ways, the Sukuk market is the visible barometer of the Islamic banking industry. There are many factors leading to this, which may be summarised as follows:

• A global product - accessible to issuers and investors in all locations
  around the world
• Involvement of Islamic, conventional, regional and global deal arrangers
  and distributors

The 99%, Money Mechanics and Islamic Finance

This year, the World Economic Forum in Davos has a unique subtitle, The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models. Global corporate leaders, bankers, politicians, policy makers, and a good number of billionaires are discussing the challenges to a system that defines their wealth, their roles, and their future. Meanwhile, outside, camped in Igloos, are the critiques of the system, the Occupy WEF movement. Read Full Story

Global Sukuk Market Review - January 2012

January was a remarkable month for the global sukuk industry and marked a very promising start for the year. USD 20 billion sukuk were issued in the month, making January 2012 by far the best month on record in terms of issuance since 1996.

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Interview with Fixed Income Trader

Capital markets in the MENA region have been for a long time underdeveloped and only in the last few years have we started seeing activity there. The bond market more specifically has been the un-noticed little brother of the Equity market. In 2008 we had less than a dozen issuers including three sovereigns whose curve consisted of one or two bonds. Read Full Story

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