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Inside the $1 Trillion Global Sukuk Market

39 mins·12:00, 3 Sept 2025
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Inside the $1 Trillion Global Sukuk Market

39 mins
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12:00, 3 Sept 2025
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Guest: Bashar Al Natoor (Managing Director and Global Head of Islamic Finance), Fitch Ratings

In a global debt market of over $100 trillion, the Shariah-compliant Sukuk market has just crossed its own major milestone: $1 trillion. But what exactly are these Islamic financial instruments, how do they differ from conventional debt, and what's driving their rapid growth?

Bashar Al Natoor, Global Head of Islamic Finance at Fitch Ratings, joins us to get into all this and more.

We discuss:

  • What Sukuk are and how they differ from conventional bonds.

  • The key drivers behind the market's growth to over $1 trillion.

  • The important difference between asset-based and asset-backed Sukuk.

  • Malaysia's role as an evolved domestic ecosystem vs. the GCC's US dollar market.

  • The powerful and growing synergy between Islamic finance and ESG investing.

For investors, financial professionals, and policymakers, this is a deep dive into one of the fastest-growing segments of the global debt capital market.

Presenter: Roshan Kanesan

Producer: Roshan Kanesan

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