No tax deal on Islamic bond issues
The National Assembly has blocked the government attempt to attract Middle East oil money by making it easier for local companies to issue Islamic bonds. The reason for this blockage is that some lawmakers objected on religious grounds.
Islamic investors had grown worried about Korea’s ability to tap the Islamic financial market because the sukuk bill had been delayed several times.
The sukuk law would have provided tax breaks for companies that issued the Islamic bonds.
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