sukuk

DIFC successfully repays $700 million sukuk on schedule

The Sukuk was issued to fund the Centre’s expansion, including Gate Avenue

GCC region’s IPO outlook remains positive for 2024 despite slower Q3: Report

Outlook for the GCC IPO market remains positive with a healthy IPO pipeline of companies from a diverse range of sectors

UAE’s debt capital markets grow 13.1 percent YoY to $294.4 billion by Q3 2024: Fitch

This growth highlights the country's evolving financial landscape and its strategic role within the sukuk market

ADIB becomes first UAE bank to safely test fractional sukuk

With fractional sukuk, retail investors can invest as little as $1,000 in the sukuk market rather than a minimum of $200,000

S&P predict robust growth in UAE Islamic finance driven by non-oil economy, $6.1 billion sukuk surge 

The agency notes a rise in foreign currency sukuk issuance, particularly in real estate and finance, to attract foreign investment 

UAE drives regional economic growth: Insights from LSE Deputy CEO

The country has successfully completed 37 bond issues amounting to a total of $18.51 billion 

Islamic treasury bonds auction for October 2024 attracts $1.96 billion in bids

The auction attracted interest from eight primary dealers for both tranches maturing in May 2027 and September 2029

Dubai Islamic Bank lists $500 million AT1 sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

Dubai Islamic Bank currently boasts an outstanding value of over $9 billion through 11 sukuk listings on Nasdaq Dubai

Saudi Aramco CEO advocates for revised energy transition plan addressing Asia’s needs

He noted that Asia and the Global South are often overlooked in transition plans, impacting the world 

Middle East sustainable bond issuances hit $16.7 billion in first nine months of 2024: S&P

Total volume of sustainable sukuk globally reached $7.1 billion in the first nine months of 2024, down 11 percent year-on-year

Dubai Islamic Bank issues $500 million additional Tier 1 Sukuk

The issuance drew a diverse investor base, including banks and fund managers from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East

Outstanding global sukuk up 8.5 percent to $900 billion in Q3 2024, says Fitch

Fitch expects rates to reach 4.5 percent at the end of 2024 and 3.5 percent at the end of 2025, boosting Q4 and 2025's issuance activity

Qatar Central Bank issues T-bills worth $1.2 billion, bids reach $3.56 billion

T-bills have maturities of 7 days, 28 days, 91 days, 182 days, 301 days, and 364 days

Saudi Aramco completes $3 billion international sukuk issuance

Issuance supports Aramco’s efforts to diversify and broaden its investor base, further enhance liquidity and re-establish its sukuk yield curve

$19.55 billion of Islamic bonds, sukuk listings on Abu Dhabi market: UAE’s SCA

The listings comprise 10 conventional tranches and 6 additional issues categorized as green bonds and sukuk focused on sustainability 

Property developer Arada concludes $150 million tap of existing $400 million sukuk issuance

Arada's latest tap falls under the ongoing $1 billion Sukuk program

Qatar’s sukuk issuances grow 122 percent to $500 million in H1 2024: Fitch

Qatar’s debt capital market reached about $130 billion outstanding at the end of H1 of 2024 with sukuk at 10 percent

UAE issues treasury bonds, Islamic sukuk worth $6.81 billion since 2022

The programs saw the issuance of treasury bonds worth $3.05 billion and Islamic sukuk worth $3.76 billion

Kuwait Central Bank issues bonds, tawarruq worth $792 million

These issuances have a maturity period of three months, with a yield of 4.375 percent 

Sobha Realty raises total sukuk holdings to $500 million with $230 million tap

Latest tap is an extension of the developer’s inaugural sukuk issuance of $300 million, which took place in July 2023

Islamic banks to outpace conventional banking in GCC, says Moody’s

Non-oil economic growth in GCC countries to remain strong in 2025 due to ambitious government economic diversification plans

Kuwait Warba Bank’s $500 million sukuk issuance on London Stock Exchange draws $1.8 billion in 3.5x demand

These five-year sukuk support projects advancing ESG goals aligned with sustainability objectives

UAE Islamic T-sukuk auction draws $1.72 billion in bids, oversubscribing by 5.7 times

This $299.49 million auction is part of the Islamic T-Sukuk issuance program for August 2024