Qatar leads GCC bonds & sukuk issuance in H1 - The Peninsula Qatar

Qatar leads GCC bonds & sukuk issuance in H1 - The Peninsula Qatar:

The aggregate primary issuance of bonds and sukuk by GCC entities, including central banks local issuances, GCC sovereign and corporate issuances, totaled $95.25bn in H1 2018, a 9.64 percent increase from the total amount raised in H1 2017.

Qatar led the GCC issuances in terms of total value raised, Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) noted in its ‘GCC Bonds & Sukuk Market Survey.’

Central Bank local issuances are Fixed Income securities issued by GCC central banks in local currencies and with short maturities for the purpose of regulating levels of domestic liquidity.