advertisment
 Home » Sukuk.net wire  

First Philippines Sukuk Planned by Al-Amanah: Islamic Finance

28/07/2010 08:23:00 AM GMT   Comments ()     Add a comment   Print     E-mail to friend

“There’s a lot of money in the market for sukuk that we can tap,” Al-Amanah President Armando Samia, whose bank is the only one in the Philippines with a mandate to sell Islamic notes, said in an interview yesterday. “We’re still in the very exploratory stage. Getting the first one out is difficult.”

A lack of regulations governing issuance makes it difficult to sell securities in the Philippines that comply with the religion’s laws banning payment of interest, according to Samia. The Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao had per capita gross domestic product that’s about 23 percent of the national average.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners, which manages the equivalent of $700 billion globally, said investors will be interested in the bonds. Global sales of debt that conform to Shariah law fell 29 percent to $6.65 billion this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.


Sukuk.me Wire External Story - Read full article here

Sukuk.me is not responsible for the content of external internet sites

Source: AJP

Loading comments ...
advertisment
advertisment


 Regional Sites

Regions Most Popular

- Al Arabiya Digital
- alJazeera Magazine

Islamic

- Islam Online
- Muslims
- Muslim Heritage
- 1001 Inventions

Gulf Jobs

- Saudi Arabia Jobs
- Qatar Jobs
- Abu Dhabi, UAE Jobs
- Kuwait Jobs
- Bahrain Jobs
- Oman Jobs

Regional News

- The National
- Qatar Morning Post
- Al Hayat
- Daily Bahrain
- Arab News
- Daily Saudi
- Emirate Times
- Saudi Arabia Telegraph
- Saudi Arabia Herlad
- Emirates Tribune

Business

- Sukuk
- Islamic Finance
- alJazeera Capital
- Middle East Business
- Al Arabiya Forex
- Emirates Finance Network
- Middle East Education

Middle East Vacancies

- Jobs in Saudi Arabia
- Jobs in Qatar
- Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Jobs in Kuwait
- Jobs in Bahrain
- Jobs in Oman

Regional Property

- Dubai Property
- Dubai Property Rental
- Dubai Properties for Sale
- International Property Sales

Regional Marketing

- Marketing in Middle East
- UAE Marketing
- Qatar Advertising
- Kuwait Marketing
- Oman Advertising
- Bahrain Marketing
- Saudi Arabia Advertising
- Dubai Advertising