| With more and more sovereigns and corporates looking to raise money through sukuk - in response to strong investor demand - Islamic finance is becoming increasingly mainstream. Are regional asset managers well positioned to take advantage? The growth of the market for sukuk - Islamic bonds - over the last few years has been staggering and experts predict that 2013 will continue that trend, particularly in the Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC) countries and wider MENA region.
Investors within the emerging markets space as well as internationally have had a taster and are hungry for more sovereign as well as corporate issues. Worldwide issuance was $138 billion in 2012, its fourth consecutive year of growth, and up 64% on 2011...............................................Full Article: Source
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