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The country's curve has rallied since the US and Iran agreed on a peace MoU
Most of the demand came from local investors, as one banker expected
Price was 'way off' fair value, according to a source on the deal
Rare borrowers Burjeel Holdings and Avilease also marketing deals
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Al Waha Petrochemical, a subsidiary of Sahara Petrochemical, has signed two Islamic facilities worth Sr2.3bn ($612m) in total with Saudi British Bank (SABB) and Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF). -
Dubai based International Airfinance Corp (IAFC) has signed its first purchase agreement as manager of a Shariah compliant aircraft leasing fund (ALIF). The $2bn deal puts the fund well on the way to its $5bn target.
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Saudi online payment provider PayTabs has hired Shariah Review Bureau (SRB) to make sure its business is Shariah compliant as it expands into the MENA eCommerce market.
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Azeri bankers are hoping that the country will have new Islamic finance legislation in place as early as the first quarter of this year. The new law would pave the way for International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) to launch a planned sukuk, which is likely to be backed by the bank's ijara portfolio, an IBA official told IFIS.
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Shariah compliant lender Gatehouse Bank kicked off a roadshow on Monday for its first commercial rental backed security (CRBS). The bank created the new Shariah compliant structure in order to break into the recovering European CMBS market, and the collateral features on the new product could eventually allow tighter pricing than conventional CMBS, a senior Gatehouse banker told GlobalCapital.
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Dubai Islamic Bank proved that Middle East bond issuers can launch successful deals even in a difficult market, said syndicate officials on the $1bn tier one perpetual sukuk. But the structure made it difficult to discern what kind of new issue premium the borrower had paid, and the bond has traded down in the secondary market.
