Islamic issues gain in global appeal

The Shariah-compliant debt market has grown rapidly, with interest from issuers and investors outside as well as inside the Muslim world. The next development is likely to be more corporate issues using Islamic structures.

Islamic finance deals 2003-2004

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ISLAMIC BANKING HAS had a groundbreaking year, particularly in the market for medium-term and long-term Shariah-compliant bonds. Islamic finance specialists believe the market for these instruments, categorized as sukuk, is now set for further rapid expansion as investors and borrowers worldwide start to understand its appeal.

The most significant recent transaction was the e100 million issue in July for the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the first for a European borrower to be Islamically structured.

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