Turkey's Islamic banks turn to Malaysia to cut costs
Turkey's Islamic banks are turning to Malaysia to cut costs as stubbornly high interest rates and slow trading hamper development of the domestic Turk?sh sukuk market. Kuveyt Türk Kat?l?m Bankas? A? plans to offer a five-year bond this week via private placement from a 2 billion ringgit ($539 million) sukuk program. Türkiye Finans Kat?l?m Bankas? A? was the first Turkish bank to sell the debt in Malaysia last year, issuing similar-maturity securities at a coupon of 6 percent. It paid 15.2 percent for a 2017 lira-denominated sukuk. Corporates from Indonesia and France are also coming to Malaysia to raise funds.
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