The Dubai Financial Services Authority confirmed that the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance’s inaugural Sovereign Retail Treasury Sukuk has been admitted to trading on Nasdaq Dubai. The admission marks the first UAE sovereign sukuk targeted at retail investors and the first time a sukuk admitted to trading on a regulated exchange within Dubai International Financial Centre has extended access beyond the institutional investor base that has historically held Nasdaq Dubai sukuk. The Dubai Financial Services Authority oversees Nasdaq Dubai as an Authorised Market Institution, and admission to the Official List is granted when an issuer meets the applicable listing requirements, including disclosure and investor protection standards. Once admitted, the sukuk can trade on the secondary market. The listing expands the range of sovereign and retail-accessible instruments available through Dubai International Financial Centre’s market infrastructure and adds to a sukuk market on Nasdaq Dubai with more than USD 98.6 billion in outstanding listed sukuk.
Dubai Financial Services Authority2026-07-02
Dubai Financial Services Authority confirms Nasdaq Dubai admission of UAE inaugural sovereign retail sukuk
The Dubai Financial Services Authority confirmed that the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance’s inaugural Sovereign Retail Treasury Sukuk has been admitted to trading on Nasdaq Dubai. It is the first UAE sovereign sukuk aimed at retail investors and the first sukuk on a regulated Dubai International Financial Centre exchange to broaden access beyond institutional investors. The admission was granted under the Dubai Financial Services Authority’s listing requirements, including disclosure and investor protection standards.