Egyptian lawmakers approved the country’s first sukuk law today, paving the way for the government to take part in a market that hit a record $46 billion of debt sales last year. The law allows the state and its related entities to issue Shariah-compliant debt locally and internationally. Capital gains and coupon payments will be exempt from tax.
Egypt is looking for ways to secure foreign currency as a $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund remains stalled by political unrest. The country may raise as much as $1 billion by June from sale of its first Islamic bonds, Ahmed El- Naggar, adviser to Finance Minister El-Morsi El-Sayed Hegazi, said last month………………………………………..Full Article: Source