Emirates Airline launches $1 billion amortising sukuk
Dubai’s Emirates airline launched a $1-billion amortising Islamic bond on Tuesday, arranging banks said, at the tighter end of guidance….
March 12, 2013 4:44
Emirates Airline eyes 10-year amortising Sukuk issue
It has also issued two smaller export credit agency-backed deals this year to finance aircraft deliveries.
March 11, 2013 9:54
HSBC sees top Abu Dhabi names tap bond market in H2
HSBC Holdings, the top arranger of debt issues in the Middle East so far this year, sees a flurry of bond offerings in the second half, including from prime sovereign-linked Abu Dhabi names yet to tap the market in 2012, a top executive said.
July 2, 2012 4:57
New rules to boost Kuwait capital markets
Kuwait’s new loan-to-deposit ratio rules for banks are aimed at encouraging capital market development, improving asset-liability matching and boosting credit…
May 22, 2012 9:18
Egypt prepares to sell $2B Islamic bonds
The Egyptian government, seeking to head off a funding crisis, is preparing to raise about $2 billion through its first issue of Islamic bonds, an Islamic scholar familiar with its planning said on Tuesday.
February 14, 2012 2:18
Group launches first Islamic Interchange Benchmark
A sharia-compliant alternative to LIBOR and formed through collaboration of 16 firms, IIBR may be used to price range of Islamic instruments although widespread use may not be so easy.
November 22, 2011 3:13
Project Islamic bond market seen growing in Saudi Arabia
Project Islamic bonds are expected to pick up steam in Saudi Arabia with the launch of the first project sukuk this month.
September 27, 2011 2:52Asset-backed sukuk framework seen lifting demand
More than 90 pct of issued sukuk are asset-based.
January 10, 2011 4:03Islamic finance liquidity body to issue sukuk in ’11
Islamic banks lack liquidity management tools.
November 23, 2010 3:45Kerala to issue first Islamic bond in India
The Indian state of Kerala plans on selling the nation’s first Islamic bonds, or sukuk, in 2010…
December 16, 2009 4:37World Bank unit to raise $100 million in Islamic bonds
The World Bank's International Finance Corporation…
October 14, 2009 3:36
Dusting off the Emirates ID card
The Emirates Identity Authority is 'keen' on making its ID cards more functional.
May 16, 2013 5:57
Turkish Airlines Can Ride Out Turbulence
The airline said there had been little impact on May 15 from a strike in protest over pay and previous sackings.
May 16, 2013 2:57
Air Berlin doesn't need Etihad's help
Last year, the German carrier posted its first annual profit since 2007.
May 16, 2013 10:54
Taking on Abercrombie & Fitch
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
May 16, 2013 2:43
Fake pilot 'on the run'
Michael Fay forged papers and operated as a pilot for Afriqiyah Airways for eight months. . .
May 14, 2013 11:26