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Peace agreement will be needed to restore normal enthusiasm
There is an aggressive hunt for yield by issuance-starved investors in the Gulf
The duo were the first AT1s from the GCC since Emirates NBD's reopener in April
Books were more than double the deal's size at launch
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Sharjah has become the first CEEMEA issuer to brave the bond markets this year, mandating six banks for a Reg S-only dollar sukuk roadshow and defying sceptics who said earlier this week that Middle East issuance would be postponed as geopolitical tensions in the region escalated.
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Low oil prices and the absence of its biggest lender will see the global sukuk market shrink further in 2016 though a couple of brand new issuers are expected, according to Standard & Poor’s.
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Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi (Albaraka Turk) priced Turkey’s first Basel III compliant tier two sukuk deal in line with guidance on Monday.
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Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi (Albaraka Turk) opened the pricing for an innovative tier two sukuk deal on Monday morning with initial thoughts of 10.5% area.
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Malaysian telecommunications giant Axiata Group ended its five year hiatus from the international bond market on November 14 with a $500m wakala sukuk that was well received by investors.
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The Asia ex-Japan bond market sprung to life on November 12 with China Huarong Asset Management, China State Construction Engineering Corp and Beijing Properties opening books for dollar bonds, while Korea Housing Finance Corp (KHFC) opted for a covered bond and Malaysia’s Axiata Group, a sukuk.