Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association

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About GBSA

The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association harnesses the commitment of its stakeholders to promote a wide and deep market on the basis of international best practices as adapted to the Read more

About the GBSA

GBSA seeks to achieve deeper, wider and more harmonized markets Read more

About the GBSA

GBSA’s priorities are aligned with national and regional development strategies. Read more

About the GBSA

GBSA partners with key organizations to achieve its objectives. Read more

About the GBSA

GBSA is the association conceived by the regional bond community and dedicated to advancing the Gulf fixed income market. Read more

About the GBSA

GBSA acts as the focal point for the fixed income community, defines the agenda for market development and partners with national and GCC authorities. Read more

About the GBSA

GBSA serves the region’s issuers, investors, intermediaries and regulators. Read more

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  • Summit Set to Spur MENA Bond Markets
    GBSA, Arab Monetary Fund, IMF, World Bank, EBRD and OECD will gather MENA financial leaders May 23-24 in Abu Dhabi for "Strengthening Debt Capital Markets in the Arab World"
  • Qatar picks five banks for sovereign sukuk
    REUTERS DUBAI QATAR has mandated five banks to help arrange a new sovereign sukuk, four sources familiar with discussions said on Thursday, the Gulf Arab state’s first Islamic bond in almost 10 years.
  • QNB in talks with banks on refinancing $1.85bn loan
    DUBAI: Qatar National Bank, the state’s largest bank, is in talks with banks on refinancing a $1.85bn loan maturing on July 22, two sources said yesterday.
  • Islamic repo agreements struggle for traction
    DUBAI: Islamic repurchase agreements may struggle to gain wide acceptance as a tool for financial institutions because the industry lacks clear rules governing their use, participants at a major industry conference told Reuters.
  • Barclays Seeks 25% Revenue Growth in Middle East, Africa
    May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc, Britain’s second- biggest bank, is seeking to boost revenue from the Middle East and North Africa by as much as 25 percent annually over the next five years and will hire about 100 people in the region in 2011.
  • Dubai Islamic Bank selects lenders for sukuk
    Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has mandated HSBC, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Emirates NBD, Deutsche Bank and itself for an Islamic bond due to be issued at the end of May, Reuters has reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
  • IDB plans $1 billion sukuk
    Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank (IDB), which operates on the principles of Shari’ah, plans to raise up to $1 billion by issuing a sukuk, a spokesman for the bank told Reuters on Wednesday.
  • Bahrain eyes global bond market return, picks banks
    Bahrain plans a sovereign bond targeting the US market by the summer, its central bank said yesterday, in a sign the Gulf state is confident it can attract international investors in the face of social unrest and budget pressures.
  • The DFSA sets-up Dubai as a key bond/sukuk listing venue
    By Brad Douglas, Associate Director, Dubai Financial Services Authority The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) conventional bond and sukuk issuance market has experienced noticeable growth over the last two years with sukuk issuances becoming more prominent.
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About us

A deep and liquid bond market – both conventional and Shariah compliant – is essential to the financial stability, development and economic diversification of the Arabian Gulf region.

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Members Directory

GBSA members are leading participants in the region’s fixed income market.

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Membership

Membership is open to any firm or organization that has an interest in the bond or sukuk markets and demonstrates a commitment to the mission of GBSA.

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GBSA FOCUS

May 2, 2012 – GBSA, Arab Monetary Fund, IMF, World Bank, EBRD and OECD will gather MENA financial leaders May 23/24 in Abu Dhabi for a high level conference, “Strengthening Debt Capital Markets in the Arab World.” Enquiries

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