Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Islamic investors snap up sukuk ijara as risks grow

Reuters:As the global downturn drags on, battering investor confidence and asset values, Islamic finance markets are expected to increasingly favour the certainty of lease-based bonds over profit-sharing structures to minimise risks.

With key sectors such as Dubai property and Malaysian manufacturing in a slump, Islamic banks have grown wary about financing through the once-popular musharaka structure that requires lenders to share a project's risks and rewards...Read More

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