Middle East Bonds
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Source: Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia (BERNAMA)
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Such is the quiet of the Middle East sukuk market following the Islamic holiday period that all returning investors can hear beyond the sound of fans whirring is the faint, distant rumble of Malaysian domestic issuance. Yet despite these outward signs of serenity, there is every reason to be excited about the fresh storm of deals gathering just around the corner – as this week’s announcement of a Turkish sovereign sukuk debut demonstrates.
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Qatar Islamic Bank this week revived plans to establish a $1.5bn sukuk programme, alerting international investors to the rare possibility of adding well-rated Qatari Islamic paper to their portfolios.
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CBB Sukuk Al-Salam Securities Oversubscribed
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Global issuance of sukuk in 2012 was on the cusp of passing 2011’s full year figure ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid on Monday. According to data from IFIS, a sister publication of EuroWeek, there has been $92.09bn worth of deals so far this year, from 522 sukuk tranches and 90 issuers, compared to $92.67bn for the whole of last year.
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Kuwaiti investment firm National Industries Group this week regained investor confidence as it scrapped plans to obtain a four year extension on its $475m sukuk and opted instead to repay the notes when they matured on Thursday (16 August).
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Manama, Bahrain –14th August 2012 – The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the monthly issue of the short-term Islamic leasing bonds, Sukuk Al-Ijara, has been fully subscribed by 145%.
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International sukuk issuance may have stopped for the Middle East summer and the Islamic observance of Ramadan, but investors said that a big pipeline of deals is likely to flow soon. UAE sovereign-related sukuk are rumoured to be on the way, including a potential Abu Dhabi government deal.
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Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding, the investment arm for Bahrain's non-oil and gas commercial assets, is lining up roadshows in Kuala Lumpur. The sovereign wealth fund is looking to establish a MR3bn ($952.3m) murabaha sukuk programme despite having said only recently that it had no plans to issue new debt. CIMB and Standard Chartered will act as joint leads for the sale.
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Clifford Chance has advised CIMB Bank (L) Limited, HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad and Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. as Joint Lead Arrangers and CIMB Bank (L) Limited, The Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. as Dealers on the establishment by Axiata Group Berhad, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Axiata SPV2 Berhad, of an innovative USD 1.5 billion Sukuk Issuance Programme approved by the Securities Commission Malaysia. The landmark Sukuk Issuance Programme is the Asia Pacific Region’s first internationally rated multi-currency Sukuk issuance programme.
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has launched operations in Iraq after receiving approval from the Iraqi Central Bank. It becomes the first United Arab Emirates bank to have a presence in the country.