Middle East and North Africa

Middle East and North Africa

Kuwait International Bank Hires Banks for Dollar Sukuk

Kuwait International Bank KIBK.KW has hired banks to arrange investor calls starting on Wednesday for the planned issuance of Tier 2 U.S. dollar-denominated 10-year...

Bahrain Central Bank Sukuk al-Salam Securities Oversubscribed by 277%

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the monthly issue of the Sukuk Al-Salam Islamic securities, has been oversubscribed by 277%. Subscriptions worth BD...

Saudi Fintech to Roll Out Islamic Real Estate Investment Platform, Eyes...

Just a month after it has secured a Fatwa certifying its public blockchain is Shariah compliant, Tezos Gulf will be facilitating a Riyadh-headquartered fintech...

Saudi Aramco Plans Debt Market Comeback with Multi-Tranche Bond Deal

Saudi Aramco said on Monday it had hired banks for a multi-tranche US dollar-denominated bond issuance, as the world’s largest oil company seeks cash...

Islamic Spending Could Spike to $2.4trln

Spending across Islamic economy sectors, excluding family-friendly travel, is forecast to rebound by the end of 2021, and is slated to reach $2.4 trillion...

UAE Ranked Among Top Three Islamic Economies in World

The UAE has been ranked among the op three Islamic Economy countries in the world, according to the 2020-2021 State of the Global Islamic...