Bloomberg TV Malaysia: Tenaga unit Jimah Power East is seeking investors for its 10 billion ringgit sukuk offering, which would make it the country's third biggest Islamic bond. Here's a look at Malaysia's biggest issuers by value so far this year. »
Bloomberg TV Malaysia: Bloomberg TV Malaysia's Jacalyn Kow explains what investors can expect of the planned 10 billion ringgit sukuk sale by Tenaga unit Jimah Power East. It would be the country's third biggest Islamic bond. »
Saudi dairy and poultry producer Almarai settled for a 1.6 billion Riyal sukuk issuance after previously stating it was looking for a 2 billion issuance depending on "market conditions", which it seems were not present to allow it to achieve its target issuance amount. Sukuk tend to be heavily oversubscribed and the fact that Almarai was not only able to hit its desired issuance amount, let alone ... »
Indicative Sukuk prices are provided for a number of liquid sukuk. »
Profit from Nigeria’s World Class Sharia Listed Companies Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy and second only to Saudi Arabia in terms of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) members GDP ranking. It currently presents an interesting investment case for the Islamic investor. »
The report concludes "The Sukuk market should continue to perform well as supply has waned this year, although there is expectation that some GCC countries may want to finance their budget deficits by borrowing in the debt capital markets which would lead to some welcome supply in the market." »
Qatar Islamic Bank announced in response to an article published in Al – Watan newspaper in Qatar, which quoted a Financial Times article, “QInvest to sell Panmure Gordon stake” that the aforementioned article is unfounded as of date. Qatar Islamic Bank deems it necessary to make this clarification by virtue of transparency and disclosure. »
The Bloomberg Malaysia Sukuk Ex-MYR Total Return (BMSXMTR) closed flat at 101.63 (week prior: +0.04%, 101.63) while the Dow Jones Sukuk Total Return Index (DJSUKTXR) rose marginally by 0.02% to 154.58 (week prior: -0.16% to 154.55). The weighted average yield of BMSXMTR widened 1.1bps to 2.36%. Worst performers are FGBUH 16, MALAYS 21-25, RAKS 25, ISDB 17 for 3rd week in a row, shedding USD19.38m ... »
International law firm Clifford Chance advised International Company for Water & Power Projects (ACWA Power) on two syndicated commodity murabaha-based transactions to add another SAR1.109 billion (US$295 million) to its revolving shari'a compliant working capital facilities. »
Raja Teh Maimunah, CEO of Hong Leong Islamic Bank, in an interview with Bloomberg stated that Malaysian Islamic banks need to merge to achieve economies of scale, and that the prospects of a possible merger are always on the table. She also explains the potential for growth in digital payments, especially in Vietnam and Indonesia as well as witnessing slower growth in Malaysia. »
