Fitch Ratings: Sukuk Issuance Rose in 2019 as Diversification Continues

Global sukuk issuance rose 6% in 2019 as the range of issuers and investors broadened, although supply is still concentrated geographically, Fitch Ratings says.  Long-standing structural impediments to growth remain although, as more corporates tap the sukuk market, potentially including those with weaker credit profiles, legal precedents could eventually be…