Sukuk and bond issuances in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region totaled $24.2 billion in the first half of 2010, staging a broad-based recovery and ushering in much needed stability to regional capital markets.
Planned capital expenditure and infrastructure investments are likely to drive the Middle East and North Africa debt markets in the coming quarters, staving off the period of uncertainty currently prevalent due to the European sovereign debt crisis and the Dubai World restructuring……………………………………….Full Press Release: Source