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Tight price and strong book reported as market awaits geographic breakdown
Flood of AT1s expected to follow the first public trade from the Gulf in over two months
Announcements could come as early as Monday, the two month anniversary of the last public GCC trades
Islamic investors have been a safe haven for Gulf issuers in the past, and can be now
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Luxembourg’s decision to issue its debut sukuk in euros seems to defy common sense, since it will be selling into a Gulf-dominated market where most investors are fixated on dollars. But the grand duchy is right to stick with the currency and sukuk market participants should welcome this unusual choice.
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Turkey’s Alternatifbank opened books on a $250m five year bond on Tuesday. The starting spread offered what bankers away from the deal saw as a fair pick-up over Commercial Bank of Qatar, which is guaranteeing the notes. -
Luxembourg’s decision to issue its debut sukuk in euros seems to defy common sense, since it will be selling into a Gulf-dominated market where most investors are fixated on dollars. But the grand duchy is right to stick with the currency and sukuk market participants should welcome this unusual choice.
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The Central Bank of Bahrain has sold BD20m ($53m) of short-term sukuk al ijara with lower orders than last month’s issue.
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Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly has added takaful chapters to its existing insurance framework, as part of its move to integrate Islamic finance into the country’s financial system.
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Kuwait Energy has mandated Bank of America Merrill Lynch as the sole bookrunner for a Reg S dollar bond. The roadshow for the deal will start on July 15.
