Egypt is considering issuance of Masala bonds worth $50M in 2024

The Egyptian Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait announced plans to issue bonds denominated in Indian Rupees, known as Masala bonds, at a value of up to $500 million next year, in a media interview on the sidelines of COP28.

Maait said that its looking to diversify its financing tools, markets, sources and bonds and he also stated that he hopes to raise between $500 million and $1 billion through sustainability bonds in 2024. He also stated that the ministry has plans to issue another sukuk, panda and samurai bonds in 2024 but he didn’t specify more details.

Egypt succeeded in offering the first ever issuance of sovereign Islamic with a value of $1.5 billion, with the subscription value amounting to about $6.1 billion, meaning that the subscription was 4 times oversubscribed in Feburary 2023.