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Turkish oil and gas firm offers a pickup to its parent and most other CEEMEA sukuk
Where the company's deal prices relative to its parent will be the topic of investor roadshows
Benin showed Islamic issuance is a viable market for sub-Saharan African sovereigns
Investors are still showing big demand for the Dubai real estate firm's sukuk despite two sell-offs in a year
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  • A triumphant sovereign return, and an innovative socially responsible deal helped the sukuk market smash through its previous record year for issuance volumes. Unusual but impressive trades from Pakistan and the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) helped the growing asset class beat its previous annual dollar issuance record set in 2012 and put the gloss on a burgeoning fourth quarter run of deals.
  • IFAAS, an Islamic consultancy, and Portillion Capital, an independent Islamic finance provider, have launched what they say is the UK’s first Shariah compliant seed enterprise investment scheme fund (SEIS).
  • The Malaysian conglomerate DRB-HICOM has been given permission by the Malaysian Securities Commission to establish a MR2bn ($597m) musharaka programme.
  • The State Bank of Pakistan has given permission to Meezan Bank to negotiate a possible acquisition of the Pakistan operations of HSBC Bank Oman (HBON). Meezan Bank is allowed by the state bank to undertake the due diligence and evaluation process for the transaction.
  • The International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) has priced a $500m debut sukuk at just 15bp over three month Libor, the tight end of its earlier 15bp-17bp guidance range.
  • Zakher Marinte International, a UAE gas and oil service provider, has agreed a $420m Shariah compliant loan with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB).