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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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United Arab Emirates bank Al Hilal reopened the region’s dollar tier one market this week with an aggressively priced debut $500m perpetual sukuk — the first of its kind in the market for over a year, and at one of the tightest ever yields.
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Turkiye Finans has issued a five year MR800m ($249m) sukuk as the first tranche of a MR3bn sukuk programme, making it the first Turkish participation bank to borrow in the ringgit market.
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Tunisia has upgraded its local currency sukuk plans this summer and instead will begin preliminary meetings with international investors at the end of August to discuss a debut sovereign dollar deal.
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Al Hilal’s additional tier one perpetual sukuk drew big demand on Tuesday and set a template for further deals of its kind. Not everyone was convinced that the aggressive price compensated for what was essentially equity risk, but while the doubters may rue missing out this time, investors should carefully heed the warnings they have raised.
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United Arab Emirates bank Al Hilal reopened the region’s dollar tier one market this week with an aggressively priced debut $500m perpetual sukuk — the first of its kind in the market for over a year, and at one of the tightest ever yields.
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Investcorp, the Bahraini alternative investment firm, has signed a $400m four year revolving credit facility to refinance an existing debt early.