| USD 40 billion worth of sukuk was issued globally in the third quarter of 2012, almost double the amount raised during the same period last year, according to Zawya's sukuk quarterly bulletin for 3Q 2012. This takes the total of sukuk issued during the first nine months of the year to a record USD 109 billion, up 69% from the same period last year.
The hefty issuance in the third quarter came despite the break caused by Ramadan and the summer holidays, according to the bulletin...............................................Full Article: Source
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