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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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  • The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) came to market for the fifth time on Thursday, reissuing an $860m three month sukuk as follow on from its first issue of that size in January.
  • Khaleeji Commercial Bank will provide financing for buyers of property on Bahraini man-made island Dilmunia, after signing an agreement with Ithmaar Development.
  • As if international sukuk were not already rare enough with only six dollar issuers so far in 2014, this week brought an even more unusual sighting — a deal that didn’t have an outrageously oversubscribed order book. Turkiye Finans can thank Damac Real Estate Development’s aggressive handling of investors for that, and so may the rest of the sukuk market.
  • Turkiye Finans has led the return of Turkish participation bank issuers to the sukuk market after nearly a year of absence, achieving a strong result this week that leads on the deal hailed as a door-opener for its peers.
  • The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) and the World Bank have partnered up to design a funding strategy for Dubai’s green investment programme. This could see the emirate finance projects through green bonds or sukuk.
  • Turkiye Finans has led the return of Turkish participation bank issuers to the sukuk market after nearly a year of absence, achieving a strong result this week that leads on the deal hailed as a door-opener for its peers.