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How were sukuk impacted Dec 2019 - Apr 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis?


How were sukuk impacted Dec 2019 - Apr 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis?

This chart is an extract from the e-book, "Impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on Islamic finance in the OIC countries" that is available as a pdf download from HERE


Returns from five sukuk and bond indexes (Dec 2019 - Apr 2020) show the COVID-19 impact realised in March. S&P Ratings projected sukuk issuance to drop from $162 billion in 2019 to $100 billion in 2020. 

To put this information and these data points in context, read the articles and download the full e-book, "Impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on Islamic finance in the OIC countries", available as a pdf from HERE. The 12 countries covered are: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and UAE. 

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