INDONESIA - CAPITAL MARKETS - Sukuk instruments get more attention

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Instruments sukuk, or Islamic bonds, increasingly in demand globally. This is shown with a total value of global sukuk issuance rose 5.8 percent in the second quarter of 2011 from the same period in 2010.
It is delivered by the Director of the Indonesian Bond Pricing Agency (IBPA) Hasan Fawzi in Jakarta, Tuesday (11/15/2011). "In annual terms, total sukuk issued in the first half of 2011 worth 32.07 billion U.S. dollars," said Hasan. (source)

EVENTS - IDX and MES - Seminar “Shariah Based Capital Markets as Alternative Investment”

Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) cooperated with the Society for Islamic Economy (MES) to organize Monthly Seminar of the Society for Islamic Economy entitled “Shariah Based Capital Markets as Alternative Investment”. The event aimed to increase public’s knowledge on shariah capital markets as an alternative for investment.

Seen in the picture (left to right): Ito Warsito (President Director of IDX), Adiwarman Karim (Member of DSN – MUI), Iggi H. Achsien (General Executive Board of MES), Muhammad Touriq (Head of Shariah Capital Markets Policies Development, Bapepam-LK), Hasan Fawzi (Director of IBPA), Friderica Widyasari Dewi (Director of IDX) and Aries Mufti (Head of the MES Experts Board) at the  Monthly Seminar of the Society for Islamic Economy (MES) entitled “Shariah Based Capital Markets as Alternative Investment” held on October 20, 2010 at Graha Niaga, Jakarta.