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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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  • Luxembourg’s government will take extra time to draft a sukuk bill in the hope it can persuade its Council of State not to demand a longer, three-month delay of the Grand Duchy’s Islamic bond debut.
  • The Lebanese Republic finished an exchange offer coupled with a tap and a new benchmark bond this week. It priced the new bonds with small premiums and secured its highest participation rate ever for an international exchange, said a banker on the deal.
  • Turkiye Finans has taken advantage of Turkey’s post-election rally to hit the road on with a Reg S dollar sukuk, which is only the second non-sovereign Turkish bond to surface this year.
  • Gulf Keystone Petroleum priced its $250m 2017s on Tuesday with a semi-annual coupon of 13%, the highest interest rate offered from the CEEMEA region since South Africa’s Edcon sold €425m 13.375% 2019s in November.
  • Turkey priced a €1bn 12 year euro transaction almost flat to its secondary curve this week, although there was some disagreement about where the borrowers outstanding euro bonds were trading before the new launch. But bankers on the bond argued that a slim concession, strong oversubscription and an impressively granular book had made the deal a clear success.
  • Shariah compliant real estate specialist 90 North may soon need more office space itself – if it continues its recent growth rate. The UK based investment firm has hired four people to its London office and reckons to have quadrupled assets under management to £240m over the past 12 months.