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Awards Report 2014

Welcome to the 2014-15 edition of the IFN Awards Guide, a bumper issue of deals, case studies and analysis of the top deals, transactions, movers and shakers of the previous year.

The past year has been seminal for the growth and development of the industry worldwide, and the Shariah compliant capital markets have taken a number of groundbreaking strides forward supported by both the sovereign and corporate sectors. We have seen new regions such as Africa break into the market, and a study of the benchmark CFA100 billion issuance from Senegal, our winner for Africa Deal of the Year.

The UK, Hong Kong and Luxembourg all entered the Islamic market in a concerted demonstration of support from non-Muslim majority nations, with issuances that should go a long way towards expanding the reach, depth and breadth of Shariah compliant instruments and consolidating their usage across the mainstream financial markets.

The corporate market has been equally active, and we have seen both government-related entities and financial institutions step up to the plate. The US$100 million commodity Murabahah deal from the ICD won our Cross-BordeR Deal of the Year, while the sale of Barclays Bank’s retail business in the Middle East to Abu Dhabi won Corporate Finance Deal of the Year.

We also bring you a wealth of case studies, analysis and articles from leading players across the board to add to your enjoyment: as well as the full results for IFN’s Best Islamic Banks Poll 2014, Best Islamic Service Providers 2014, Islamic Investor Awards 2014 and Islamic Law Awards 2014.

We congratulate all the winners of all the awards for the past year, and commend them for their sterling contribution towards the ongoing development of the industry. And of course as always, thank you to all our readers for your participation, dedication and collaboration. Enjoy!

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Content in Awards Report 2014

Saudi Telecom’s inaugural riyal issuance

Monday, 02 Mar 2015 | Special Awards Issue

Special Reports

New debt law passed

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Islamic banking framework

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Return calculation changes

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

SBP declares profit rate

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

MoU between central banks

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Takaful for post office

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Takaful

Upgrade for refinery

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Ringgit Sukuk in demand

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Istisnah guidelines out

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Amtex Sukuk downgrade

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Under observation

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Shariah market focus

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Exemption request rejected

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Medical services deal

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Takaful

Consistently strong

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Goal for growth

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Fund’s first acquisition

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Mega bank capital

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

NBAD’s Sukuk oversubscribed

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

KPMG FAKHRO

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Moves

New creditors’ panel

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

New IFSB documents

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Celebrating the best in Islamic finance

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Editor`s Notes

Excellent standing

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Increasing stake

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Raising capital resources

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Takaful

Oversubscribed by 335%

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Stable ground

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Technical boost

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Strong connections

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Islamic finance for poor

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Substantial standing

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

New Islamic branches

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Islamic wrap platform

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Boost in Sukuk amount

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Gulf Sukuk soon

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Indonesia banks stable

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

No plans for Sukuk

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Two funds from Alinma

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

KFH funds sewage plant

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Positive projections

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Shariah CDs revenue

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Policies to boost Sukuk

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Positive revision

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Venturing overseas

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Power station financing

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Sukuk plans in 2011

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Sukuk series upgrade

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Opportunity in Waqf

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Leaning on its strength

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Ringgit Sukuk in demand

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Leaning on its strengths

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Certificate of deposits

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Luxembourg hosts IFSB summit

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Financing for farmers

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Cooperatives can invest capital

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Moves

Goal for growth

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Final talks for merger

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Work gratuity as collateral

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Solid background

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Increasing capital

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Substantial backing

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Outlook adjusted

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Firmly anchored

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Position maintained

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Improvement expected

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

More Sukuk to come

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Aim for 10% share

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Traffic based rating

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

MoU for project funding

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Approval received

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

US$320 million for expansion

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

HSBC Amanah in Bangladesh

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Mondial to offer DSAM funds

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Finalizing debt agreement

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Shariah compliant technology

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Downgrade and withdrawal

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Funding for oil

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Debt reschedule approved

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Constructive ratings

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Moves

Payment for Sukuk

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Sukuk oversubscribed

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Disappointing performance

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

A reason to grow

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

First French Sukuk in 2011

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Saudi Sukuk growth in 2011

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Exemption request disapproved

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Bourse management ends

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

New funds coming up

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

ADIB as arranger

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Potential as largest issuer

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Moderate performance

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

BNM reviews offers

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Firm foundation

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Standardization for growth

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Strengthen Shariah training

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Foreign entity rating criteria

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Locomotive financing

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Insurer strength reaffirmed

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Regulate short selling

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Second phase banking

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Expansion strategy

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Expanding further

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Takaful

New Shariah index

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Murabahah financing

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Robust position

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Sukuk, IPO focus in 2011

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Firm grounds

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Dispute resolved

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Expansion plans

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

No sale of assets

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Indonesia banks stable

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Tone of optimism

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Self market to attract

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

License for brokerage

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Bonds to surpass 2010 record

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Secure position

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Acceptance to restructuring plan

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Strong growth plans

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Position maintained

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Sukuk fares well

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Sipchem Sukuk

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Project financing

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Jordan banking climate

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

2011 Sukuk projection

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Long term upgrade

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Gender gap narrows

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES BOARD

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Moves

Tatarstan’s passage to Sukuk

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

ADIB arranges syndicated deal

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

MoU for Takaful

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

IFSB adds five new members

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Sukuk for local banks

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

On shaky grounds

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

Ratings Updates

Banks to raise provisions

Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

News Briefs

Deals of the year 2010 Results

Tuesday, 04 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

IFN Awards

Best Banks Poll 2010 Results

Tuesday, 04 Jan 2011 | Special Awards Issue

IFN Awards