The Maltese Government is currently considering whether it should issue a sukuk (also known as an Islamic bond) to see what the reaction of the markets would be and to give a political message that this is the sort of instrument Malta is in favour of.
This was confirmed in a recent interview with the Prime Minister of Malta by Robin Amlôt, Managing Editor of CPI Financial.
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The United Kingdom has recently issued Europe’s first sovereign sukuk, in an issuance worth £200 million with was heavily oversubscribed with a total of £2.3 billion in orders placed by investors. Luxembourg intends to become the first Euro area member to issue a sovereign sukuk and is planning on doing so before the end of the year.
