12.10.2009 - As recession recedes, sukuk market gets back on track

From Arabnews.com: Islamic bankers from all markets in the global Islamic finance industry have expressed their disappointment at the recent announcement by the Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf that the Kingdom had no plans to issue sovereign bonds — whether conventional or Islamic. “Government bonds are issued when there is a need for them. Thank God, lately there has been no need to issue bonds or sukuk,” he reportedly told Al Arabiya news channel......................Full Article: Source

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