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How sukuk are financing the GCC’s green and social development drive

July 14, 2026·Economy Middle East

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GCC CONTEXT

Sukuk issuance has emerged as a primary financing mechanism for large-scale infrastructure and development projects across the Gulf, leveraging both domestic liquidity and international Islamic finance markets to fund initiatives aligned with national diversification strategies. Green and social sukuk specifically address structural demand from GCC sovereigns and quasi-sovereign entities seeking to finance renewable energy, water management, and social housing programs while meeting ESG-focused investor mandates—a trend that has accelerated as Gulf states embed sustainability into long-term economic planning. The expansion of this asset class reflects both the maturity of Islamic capital markets in the region and the alignment between shari'ah-compliant financing structures and development

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