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Deal the first Kuwaiti Sharia-compliant transaction closed with Chinese banks
Tight spreads may tempt issuers even if all-in yields are higher than earlier in 2026
Only one Gulf issuer has printed a blue bond in the public market
Some say UAE central bank liquidity has prompted banks to retrench
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  • DIFC Investments opened books for a 10 year benchmark sukuk issue on Monday morning, with pricing scheduled for later this week. Investors predicted the deal would be priced slightly inside the curve of Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority. But the DIFCI leads have already boldly set the starting spread inside Jafza's sukuk curve.
  • Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank closed on Sunday the offer period for the sale of 300m of its shares, having attracted huge demand from its local market by offering a big discount.
  • DIFC Investments opened books for a 10 year benchmark sukuk issue on Monday morning, with pricing scheduled for later this week. Investors predicted the deal would be priced slightly inside the curve of Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority. But the DIFCI leads have already boldly set the starting spread inside Jafza's sukuk curve.
  • Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat has picked banks for a sukuk sale. The borrower has set up a new programme allowing conventional and Islamic issuance, and will use the proceeds to repay upcoming maturities.
  • Bank Muscat is planning the first sukuk ever from an Omani lender, and will issue more than one deal next year, an official at the bank told IFIS.
  • Low cost Malaysia airline AirAsia is setting up a mudaraba sukuk programme and plans to launch a subordinated perpetual deal.