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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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The Dubai Multi Commodity Centre Brokerage has partnered up with an interdealer broker for the first time to jointly market commodity murabaha (Islamic financings) on its DMCC Tradeflow platform. -
Bankers worried about a dollar sukuk issuance backlog mounting up towards the end of the year are pushing issuers to accelerate their plans and come to market sooner.
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The dollar sukuk market has seen three issues so far this year, with three great results capped off by the Islamic Development Bank boldly entering new territory with an unprecedented $1.5bn last Thursday. But while each of these deals has stirred Islamic finance professionals to proclaim the growing profile and pools of capital for the asset class, the market is yet to see a true test of demand.
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Kuwait's Zain Group has signed an $800m five year revolving credit facility less than a week after Commercial Bank of Qatar signed the first Middle Eastern loan this year.
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Bahrain’s central bank Waqf Fund is to form a committee to oversee external Shariah auditing of Islamic banks and financial institutions – an initiative that authorities hope will reposition the Kingdom as a hub for Islamic finance.
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The dollar sukuk market has seen three issues so far this year, with three great results capped off by the Islamic Development Bank boldly entering new territory with an unprecedented $1.5bn last Thursday. But while each of these deals has stirred Islamic finance professionals to proclaim the growing profile and pools of capital for the asset class, the market is yet to see a true test of demand.
