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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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Gulf bank sukuk is coming back on the radar for international investors for the first time since October, but not from regular sources. Oman’s Bank Muscat will begin speaking to regional banks next week about a debut, and Bahrain’s Gulf Finance House will ask shareholders to approve its first new deal since the financial crisis. -
Dubai’s government will consider setting up the world’s first fully Shariah compliant export and import bank, as it looks to boost trade in and out of the United Arab Emirates.
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The first mandate for a new Iraqi bond has been given since the start of the war in 2003. Gulf Keystone Petroleum has picked Deutsche Bank and Pareto Securities to arrange a RegS/144A three year transaction of up to $250m.
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has signed a €180m financing facility from the European Union, as it tries to ease the economic strains of the region's political crisis.
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Oman’s central bank plans to establish a national Shariah board which will oversee Islamic banks and financial institutions by the beginning of next year at the latest, according to a senior official.
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Saudi Arabia’s Southern Province Cement Co has signed a Sr700m ($186m) debut Islamic financing from National Commercial Bank.
