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GCC Fixed Income: Ratings outlook of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain upgraded to stable

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain see outlook upgrades in November. Ratings for UAE and Qatar affirmed by Fitch and S&P respectively.

GCC Fixed Income: UAE issues debt for the first time at federal level

GCC Fixed Income - Bond Issuances and rating actions in gcc for October 2021. UAE issues debt for the first time at federal level

Flurry of Bond issuances - How are GCC countries placed?

There has been a flurry of bond issuances by the GCC countries, so far. Could the pace of issuance continue?

How to improve the Secondary Market for Sukuk Bonds

Prevalence of buy-and-hold culture perpetuated by scarcity of sukuk issues had led to dearth of liquidity in secondary markets.

Secondary Market of Sukuk: An Overview

Sukuk are useful instruments for issuers as well as investors. They are a liquidity management tool for Islamic banks and shariah compliant institutions

Securitization platform for Islamic liquidity management

This article was originally published in Islamic Finance News (IFN).

Sovereign Sukuk: Current Status, Opportunities & Challenges

Sovereign Sukuk issuance is on the rise and the market is likely to expand

Why GCC Corporates have shunned the Sukuk market

Islamic Finance: Areas for Innovation

Islamic finance industry has evolve

GCC: Sukuk - Key questions?

KEY QUESTION 1: What are Basel III norms and wh