A digital transformation is quietly reshaping the Islamic capital markets of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Tokenised and fractionalised sukuk are redefining how Shari'ah compliant capital is structured, distributed, and...more
Senior unsecured trust certificates (commonly known as sukuk) are now regularly issued in the capital markets. Most commonly, these are issued by Shari'a compliant companies to raise funds in international capital markets in...more
The sukuk market is keeping a close watch on a proposed set of Sharia guidelines that could significantly change how sukuk instruments are structured and distributed -
The Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organization...more
12/12/2024
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Sukuk
In a volatile global market, sukuk deals have been the engine of Islamic finance issuance across the MENAT region -
Sukuk have driven Islamic finance activity in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (the MENAT region)...more
The ongoing decline in NPL volumes in 2022 and pivot towards smaller disposals leave European lenders well positioned to withstand adverse economic conditions.
Lenders are enjoying the fruits of their labours. Having...more
1. Repos in the Islamic market -
In our article titled "Repos in Islamic Finance"1 we concluded that Shari'ah-compliant repurchase transactions ("Repos") could play a useful role as a liquidity management instrument to...more
9/15/2023
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United Arab Emirates (UAE)
1. Why Repos are important for the Islamic finance industry -
Islamic finance is a full-fledged financial system, including well-established banking, capital markets, money markets and insurance products and practices....more
2/24/2023
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Social Justice Issues
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia overhauled its corporate insolvency framework in 2018 with the introduction of a new bankruptcy law. In this client alert we examine the new Bankruptcy law in detail.
Executive Summary -...more