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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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The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) priced a $1.5bn five year sukuk on Thursday afternoon, taking international sukuk issuance for a single month to a new record.
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Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain has delayed a sale of its Bahraini subsidiary, set to be the country's first IPO in years, by two weeks. -
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has hired Susan Yuen as its CEO in Asia. Yuen will oversee the bank’s current presence in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Shanghai and consider future expansion plans to Singapore.
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Emaar Malls began bookbuilding on its up to $10.3bn IPO on Sunday, hoping to command a premium to its net asset value through the deal.
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Kuwaiti Burgan Bank is still looking for an opportunity to print its tier one perpetual note this week Emirates NBD's $500m perpetual — a comparable deal from Wednesday — having fallen 1.5 cash points in secondary trading since it was priced.
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Hong Kong’s landmark sukuk comes with a host of potential benefits for the wider Islamic finance market, Rafe Haneef, chief executive of HSBC Amanah Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur told IFIS. The deal’s success should help encourage other regional sovereigns to consider sukuk, but also has valuable implications for the dim sum and mainland Chinese markets.
