Islamic Bonds to be issued in Egypt early FY2015-16 – Minister
The Egyptian government hopes to issue sukuk, or Islamic bonds, at the beginning of the 2015/2016 fiscal year, the…
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Who’s Who in Egypt’s Islamic Supervision Committee for Sukuks
Egypt's financial regulator has selected 14 Islamic banking scholars to form the Islamic Supervision Committee for…
Sukuk activation to be Restudied in Egypt – Official
Egypt is to reconsider the Islamic bonds (Sukuk) file within the upcoming phase, said the market regulator chairman…
Bank of England May Broaden Islamic Liquidity Tools
The Bank of England is studying ways to increase the number of sharia-compliant assets that Islamic financial…
Egypt Watchdog Allows Investment Funds to Manage Insurers’ Cash
Egypt's financial watchdog will allow insurance and reinsurance companies operating in the country to assign part…
Egyptian Financial Regulator to Retry Sukuk Rules in Early 2014
Egypt's financial regulator will submit new rules to the government in January to facilitate issuance of sukuk, or…
Egypt’s Islamic Bonds Controversy Resurfaces
An announcement made recently by Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din that a currently-suspended law…
Dubai Says Will Soon Publish New Sukuk Standards
Dubai expects to publish in one or two weeks new standards for issuing and trading Islamic bonds, which it hopes…
IDB to Launch $10 Billion Islamic Bond Program in Dubai
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) ISDBA.UL will set up a $10 billion sukuk issuance program on the Nasdaq Dubai…
Tunisian Parliament Approves Islamic Sukuk Bond Issues
Tunisia's parliament has passed a law that will allow the state to issue Islamic bonds, or sukuk, a move that…
