Fitch Ratings has rated Islamic Development Bank’s (IDB) issuance of $800million Trust Certificates due 26 June 2017 issued by IDB Trust Service Limited, under its $6.5billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme (TCIP) at ‘AAA’.
The TCIP benefits from a guarantee provided by the IDB; therefore, its rating is in line with IDB’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘AAA’ with a Stable Outlook.
The trust certificates will take the form of Sukuk, a financing instrument compliant with Shariah law, and will be used to finance planned growth in the IDB’s operations.
By assigning ratings to the programme and certificates issued under it, Fitch does not express an opinion on the programme structure’s compliance with Shariah principles or whether the relevant transaction documents are enforceable under any applicable law, including, without limitation, Saudi Arabian law.