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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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Khaled Al Faikh has left his job as secretary general of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI).
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Emaar will IPO its mall unit on the Dubai Financial Market after receiving a waiver on the restrictive requirements that have sent many competitors to other exchanges. Some of those competitors had hoped to snap up the Emaar Malls deal, which could be worth up to $2.5bn. -
Two Turkish senior unsecured deals announced this week has raised hopes that covered bond issuance will soon follow, especially since two banks have now registered mortgage programmes.
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Chinese company Bright Food (Group), which this month announced the acquisition of a 56% stake in Israel’s Tnuva, has sent out invitations to banks for a loan of around $800m to back the purchase.
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Vakifbank is roadshowing the first ever euro issue from a Turkish bank via Barclays, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Erste Group, Natixis and UniCredit.
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Dubai should push on with its plan to create a central Shariah board. Although the emirate has made good progress in striving to become the self-styled “centre for the Islamic economy”, the time is ripe for a breakthrough that would create a lasting legacy.
