Islamic bonds: Ministry hires banks for sukuk offer
Ministry will decide on tenor of Islamic bond, as well as format of transaction, as early as next week
LONDON:
Pakistan’s ministry of finance has selected Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank and Standard Chartered as bookrunners for a US dollar sukuk offering, according to a ministry official who asked not to be identified. The mandate was officially decided last week, the official added. The ministry will decide on the tenor of the Islamic bond, as well as the format of the transaction, as early as next week. “We would like to be able to sell this deal to US investors,” said the official, who added the government hoped to price the deal by the end of September. Pakistan is rated B- by Standard and Poor’s and Caa1 by Moody’s.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 3rd, 2014.
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