Tagged: International Innovative Technologies

2010-10-29

International Borrowers Take to Islamic Bond Market

Until recently the issuance of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, was confined to the Muslim world. But now a number of international borrowers are tapping the markets, including Nomura Holdings in Japan and Europe’s first corporate borrower, International Innov…

IIT debut sukuk in UK may lead to spate of new issuances

Islamic Finance

2010-09-01

IIT debut sukuk in UK may lead to spate of new issuances

The recent launching of the first corporate Sukuk out of the UK by Gateshead-based International Innovative Technologies (IIT) may have taken the Islamic capital markets by surprise, but the signs are that a spate of other UK originations may follow ov…

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