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The Islamic Development Bank has added its weight to the call for western sovereign sukuk issuance, having brought a personal record sized $1.5bn deal at a market record tight print. The deal is a clarion call for the UK and Luxembourg to get on with issuing their own debut sukuk, said bankers, and the IsDB believes they should also go bigger with their plans. -
Saudi Arabian telecoms firm Mobily has signed two Shariah-compliant financing agreements totalling Sr2.1bn ($533m) with Nordic export credit agencies, to fund the acquisition of equipment from Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Network (NSN).
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The Islamic Development Bank has taken advantage of pent up demand for sukuk, grabbing $1.5bn instead of $1bn and pricing inside guidance at 23bp over mid-swaps. The deal is a clarion call for the UK and Luxembourg to get on with issuing their own debut sukuks, said bankers.
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The sukuk market has started slowly in 2014, but IFIS data for announced deals suggests there is enough in the pipeline to surpass last year’s total issuance. High profile deals could come from both regular borrowers and those tapping the market for the first time.
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The drive among Malaysian Islamic banks to issue Basel III compliant sukuk is intensifying, with Public Islamic Bank becoming the third institution to push forward with plans this month and market participants saying that more could follow.
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The Republic of South Africa will “definitely” issue a debut sukuk this year and is targeting up to $750m from the deal, a national treasury official said on Wednesday.
