| Companies and governments in the Gulf sold Islamic bonds this year at the fastest clip since 2007, underscoring a trend where borrowers are seeing more appetite for their debt among regional investors in the wake of the sovereign-debt crisis sweeping Europe.
Sales of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, by Gulf issuers reached US$7.3 billion (Dh26.81bn) this year, according to Bloomberg News data. That was 62 per cent higher than last year and the largest amount of Islamic debt on offer in four years...............................................Full Article: Source
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