Kuwait: Investment Dar leans on sukuk

Islamic investment and finance company Investment Dar will increasingly look to the sukuk market to meet its funding needs, according to its chairman and managing director, Adnan Al-Musallam, because of limited opportunities for bank finance in Kuwait.

Islamic investment and finance company Investment Dar will increasingly look to the sukuk market to meet its funding needs, according to its chairman and managing director, Adnan Al-Musallam, because of limited opportunities for bank finance in Kuwait.

Investment Dar recently issued a $150 million musharaka sukuk backed by car and real estate loan receivables. “The total equity of banks in Kuwait is $10 billion, which means that we are limited to $1.5 billion from this source,” says Al-Musallam.

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