Brunei hosts seminar to spur local sukuk market
Brunei Darussalam held a capital market seminar on Wednesday to encourage more local companies to issue sukuk.
Source: Brunei Ministry of Finance and Economy · August 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM · AI-assisted report
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KUALA LUMPUR, 13 AUGUST 2026 —
Brunei Darussalam held a capital market seminar on Wednesday to encourage more local companies to issue sukuk.
Market Impact
The Brunei Darussalam Capital Market Development Seminar: An Introduction to Sukuk Issuance in Bandar Seri Begawan drew nearly 100 policymakers, regulators and corporate issuers.
The event, led by the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF), BIBD and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), covered the sukuk process and a regional case study of a guaranteed issuance.
CGIF CEO Noriko Nasu said deeper collaboration was needed to build Brunei’s corporate sukuk market. “Strengthening ties among policymakers, regulators, institutions and issuers is core to expanding financing options,” she told delegates.
Brunei’s Permanent Secretary (Fiscal) Haji Asrul Adrain bin POKSPDSS Dr. Haji Ahmad said the seminar would help companies tap international best practices. “A stronger local capital market starts with capacity building and broader corporate participation,” he said.
CGIF Vice President Operations Anuj Awasthi said the fund would support Brunei’s next sukuk deals under its ASEAN+3 mandate. CGIF guarantees local-currency bonds and sukuk across the region.
The seminar comes amid Brunei’s push to diversify financing beyond bank loans and to deepen its Islamic capital market.
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