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Kenya to issue its debut sukuk in 2015/16 financial year

Kenya will issue its debut sukuk in the financial year ending June 2016 after it opted to borrow an additional $750 million from its maiden $2 billion Eurobond issued in June, its finance minister said on Monday.

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Islamic Finance Gateway Daily Briefing

Monday, Dec 1 - The Islamic Finance Gateway (IFG) Briefing, published from Sunday to Thursday, carries the latest market-moving news and data for institutions offering Islamic financial services. You can view the full IFG briefing via...

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GCC lays plans for local currency bond markets

The aim is develop primary markets for corporate conventional bonds and sukuk, while ensuring investor demand for bonds in the secondary markets is strong enough to absorb additional supply.

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DIARY-Islamic Finance to December 31

Items marked ** denote new or amended listings **TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2 (until December 3) BAHRAIN - 21st Annual World Islamic Banking Conference Details: http://worldislamicbanking.megaevents.net/ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 (until December 10) MALAYSIA -...

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Malaysia's Cagamas sets up third foreign currency bond with USD2.5b sukuk

Mortgage lender Cagamas will raise up to USD 2.5 billion with a multi-currency Islamic bond programme, according to statement filed to the central bank by credit agency RAM Ratings.
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Malaysia's Cagamas sets up third foreign currency bond with USD2.5b sukuk

Mortgage lender Cagamas will raise up to USD 2.5 billion with a multi-currency Islamic bond programme, according to statement filed to the central bank by credit agency RAM Ratings.

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