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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 Telecom Company, one of the largest phone operators in the Gulf region, looks set to hit the sukuk market with a debut deal. Bankers said it has mandated JP Morgan, Standard Chartered and National Commercial Bank's investment arm NCB Capital to manage the sale.
  • Abu Dhabi’s state owned investment firm Mubadala priced its first international benchmark bond in three years this week, receiving around $5bn in orders for a $750m eight year deal. Debt bankers on and off the deal clashed over the starting point. But the bookrunners argued the transaction had successfully allowed Mubadala to maintain a presence in the market, reprice its bond curve and secure its status as a high grade issuer.
  • The Dubai government’s $750m sukuk has held its ground on the break above re-offer at 100.05/100.10 after the emirate priced the note inside guidance late on Tuesday.
  • Frontier markets investment boutique Exotix has lost two senior officials from its Dubai office.
  • Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) starts investor meetings on Thursday ahead of a prospective dollar deal. Some of the issuer's bonds trade at a high cash price, meaning a select few deals are the best indicators of Taqa's curve, said bankers on the deal.
  • Simon Putt, formerly BNP Paribas’s head of MENA DCM, has joined Saudi Arabian Al Rajhi Capital as head of DCM after over a year out of the market.