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Another Dubai real estate firm priced fresh sukuk well inside its curve
After a very busy period since June began, the pipeline has thinned out
Another Saudi lender is preparing a senior debut
Strong performance of recent Gulf capital deals bodes well for the upcoming sale
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Hopes are fading that the sukuk market will see a record level of dollar issuance in 2014, with bankers suggesting that there may be only two or three more international deals to print before the end of December. But, depending on improving market stability, the year could still be on for a photo finish with 2012.
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A grim secondary performance by Goldman Sachs’s debut sukuk has made it a soft target for anyone who holds that the Islamic market is just not ready for such non-halal borrowers. But far from illustrating that thesis, Goldman will be remembered – not least by conventional borrowers – as the bright spark which debunked the market’s defences and blew the door open for all and sundry to follow.
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The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) plans to re-issue $860m of short-dated, commercial paper style sukuk on Monday.
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The possible resolution of a dispute over Ian’s nuclear programme next month could trigger a surge in interest by global investors in a country that has been off limits for many years.
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The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) has signed an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support Islamic money markets and international capital markets in their countries of common interest.
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The Republic of Tunisia looks set to join the growing number of sovereign borrowers to issue a debut sukuk in 2014, having requested proposals from banks for a five year deal before the end of the year.