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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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Saudi Arabian conglomerate Astra Industrial has signed a SR887.5m ($234m) Shariah-compliant financing facility with The Saudi British Bank (SABB), its second ever Islamic loan according to the IFIS database.
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Islamic finance specialists welcomed a joint initiative from Bahraini Islamic bank Al Baraka and the World Bank to research the risk-management challenges facing Islamic banks. Islamic institutions such as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank have not done enough to promote research into risk management in Islamic finance, and the new initiative was a firm step in the right direction, said one. -
Kuwaiti mobile operator is to sell 15% of its holding in its subsidiary Zain Bahrain as the company is set to launch Bahrain’s first IPO since 2010 next month.
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Kuwaiti mobile operator is to sell 15% of its holding in its subsidiary Zain Bahrain as the company is set to launch Bahrain’s first IPO since 2010 next month.
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The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Bolton to develop an MBA in Islamic banking.
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The deputy chairman of Bank Asya — formerly Turkey’s largest Islamic financial institution — has resigned, just days after Turkey’s prime minister publically criticised the bank’s financial position. Turkish analysts are expecting Bank Asya to continue losing deposits and senior management in the months ahead, and one believes an eventual acquisition by a state-owned bank looking to break into the Islamic market is likely.
