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The Gulf kingdom is trying to tackle a very wide deficit and sky-high debt to GDP
Gulf investors 'will now look at every deal', whether sukuk or not
Demand from the Middle East for the sukuk was steady
Bond pricing for the mining company started about 43bp back of its parent
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Bank Nizwa has signed a wakala (agency) agreement with Ahli Bank, through its Al Hilal Islamic arm, to develop interbank placement between the two firms.
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Cairo based financial group Naeem Holding has teamed up with IdealRatings to construct a real-time Shariah compliant Egyptian stock index.
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Emirates Islamic Bank has hired market veteran Yakub Bobat as its head of corporate banking.
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Malaysian oil palm grower Genting Plantation plans to issue a MR1.5bn fifteen year sukuk programme through its subsidiary Benhi Restu.
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Hong Kong has reiterated its desire to become a hub for Islamic bonds, finally changing its tax laws to be much more sukuk friendly. But with no natural investor or issuer base for the product, and rising competition from better suited Asian countries, Hong Kong will only ever be an also-ran.
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The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp has attracted criticism for delays in getting its programme of short dated sukuk underway. But IILM’s project must not be rushed if it is to achieve the success the Islamic market badly needs.
