Sukuk accounted for almost 40% of bonds issued in major Islamic economies in the first quarter, the highest proportion in the past eight years.
In 2015, sharia-compliant funds suffered their worst sales in four years. Some blame a lack of innovation for the poor growth of the sector. Sharmila Devi reports.
Our panel in Cape Town discussed the move to T+3, the complexity of trade settlement on the continent and the challenges of building a pan-African business. Chaired by Alan Chalmers.
Our panel in Cape Town discussed the move to T+3, the complexity of trade settlement on the continent and the challenges of building a pan-African business. Chaired by Alan Chalmers.
Efforts by the Omani authorities to strengthen regulations for bond instruments, especially sukuk, could help the market for fixed income investment in the country to grow.
Experts from among the top asset management firms in the Gulf region discuss their economic forecasts in an environment of low oil prices.
The Sibos financial messaging conference, held this year in Singapore, was a chance for the industry to mingle and chat about everything from T2S to blockchain technology. George Mitton reports.
Majid Al Futtaim, which develops and operates shopping malls, has listed its second sukuk in Dubai in a sign that corporates are deepening the market for Islamic fixed income.
The value of the sukuk market in the MENA region, as tracked by S&P's indices, rose 14% in the first ten months of the year, while the value of the region's conventional bond market
Fund providers should go well beyond disclosing merely the top ten holdings of the funds, says Thomas Lancereau of Morningstar.
Amid a fresh wave of American sanctions, Romil Patel spoke to Meysam Hamedi, director of financial markets and instruments at Iran’s Securities & Exchange Organization (SEO).
In 2016, global consulting firm PWC forecast the emergence of five global ‘megatrends’ in the next two decades. Stephen Anderson, its Middle East clients and markets leader, talks about their...
With the MENA region at a tipping point, our panellists talk about economic diversification, the impact of regulation and the delayed Saudi Aramco listing. Chaired by Romil Patel in Dubai.
Our cross-industry panel discuss the positive backdrop in Egypt, the Dana Gas controversy and the potential index upgrades of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Chaired by George Mitton in Dubai.
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