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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 Kingdom of Bahrain was on track to price the first dollar bond from the country this year on Tuesday, having released initial price thoughts for a 30 year bullet bond on Tuesday at low 6%.
  • Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has picked lead managers for its next sukuk deal and will finish investor meetings on September 17 — giving the market all the mandates it needs for September to smash the previous record for monthly sukuk sales.
  • Advanced Petrochemical Co (Advanced) will ask shareholders for approval to sell sukuk, as the company considers its first debt sale ever in the capital markets.
  • Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has picked lead managers for its next sukuk deal and will finish investor meetings on September 17 — giving the market all the mandates it needs for September to smash the previous record for monthly sukuk sales.
  • Corporate and infrastructure sukuk issuance is set to rise in the years to come after a disappointing dip in 2014, according to Standard & Poor’s analysts. Low cost bank loans and conventional structures have eaten into sukuk sales, but supply should still rise in the years ahead, the rating agency said.
  • Borse Dubai closed the books last night on the sale of a 3.1% stake in the London Stock Exchange Group for £171.7m, as it readies funds to fully subscribe to the UK exchange’s planned rights issue.