RAM: Value of global sukuk issuance expected to be lower this year


PETALING JAYA: Global sukuk issuance for 2017 is expected to be slightly lower than last year in combined value, amid the ramping up of infrastructure-led projects in core sukuk markets.

RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) has projected that global sukuk issuance in combined value would range from US$60bil to US$70bil. Last year, a total of US$72.9bil worth of sukuk was issued globally.

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