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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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Georges Elhedery has been appointed as head of global banking and markets, MENA at HSBC.
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Emaar Malls Group’s tightly $750m 4.564% 10 year sukuk has performed well in its first day of secondary trading, despite having been priced at the tight end of guidance that had already been refined lower twice.
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Emirates Telecommunications (Etisalat) made a dazzling bond market debut on Wednesday, taking over €3bn equivalent across four tranches of dollar and euro notes. The huge crossover bid from European investment grade accounts for corporate EM paper provided tight pricing and a strong secondary performance, and debt bankers expect it to draw a series of debut names to the euro market before year end.
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Mid-tier Turkish financial institution Alternatifbank has breezed past its refinancing target to sign a $343.5m-equivalent one year loan.
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Al Hilal looks set to become the first bank in the United Arab Emirates to issue a tier one perpetual sukuk since Dubai Islamic Bank brought $1bn in March last year. This would also provide the first test of demand since Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank’s tier two last year drew attention to a shortfall in the central bank’s provisions for such instruments.
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Emaar Malls Group’s tightly $750m 4.564% 10 year sukuk has performed well in its first day of secondary trading, despite having been priced at the tight end of guidance that had already been refined lower twice.