The Sukuk Conference, titled "Sukuk Market - Challenges and Opportunities" organized by the Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) in collaboration with the World Bank, will be held on Dec. 6, 2016. It will discuss the role of debt markets in supporting the economic growth in addition to other several topics discussed in five sessions. Government officials and representatives from the World Bank and the private sector, as well as economists and financial partners in the capital market will participate in the conference. The conference sessions will include topics such as: elements of sukuk markets, dynamics of sukuk markets, establishment of an effective environment for sukuk market, regulatory issues and governance in the sukuk market, and the role of debt markets in economic growth. The CMA pointed out that the conference aims to achieve its strategic objectives, which include deepening the capital market and encourage the issuance of debt instruments, in addition to promoting the economic development of the Kingdom within the 2030 Vision. Furthermore, the CMA is developing the debt instruments market in the Kingdom due to its importance in national economy, and being a major support to the funding of development projects. As the introduction of debt instruments market and its continues growth depend on a combination of success elements associated with the CMA and third parties, this would require coordination with those parties and they all need to agree on the importance of sukuk and debt instruments market in the future as a main financing source to support commercial banks. — SG
