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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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Oman’s Bank Muscat, plans to expand its Euro Medium Term Note programme from $800m to $2bn as it seeks to issue another Eurobond. It also plans to raise funds through a Or500m ($1.3bn) sukuk programme with the possibility of international sukuk later on said a senior official at the bank. -
Bank of London and the Middle East’s chairman, Yacob Al Muzaini, will retire as independent non-executive chairman from the end of March. His decision came as the bank reported £56m total operating income for 2013 – up from £52.5m in 2012.
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Oman’s Bank Muscat, plans to expand its Euro Medium Term Note programme from $800m to $2bn as it seeks to issue another Eurobond. It also plans to raise funds through an Or500m ($1.3bn) sukuk programme with the possibility of international sukuk later on said a senior official, at the bank.
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South Africa and Luxembourg have stepped up their plans to issue sukuk as they look to be among the first non-Muslim majority sovereigns to hit the market this year.
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The Islamic Development Bank has added its weight to the call for western sovereign sukuk issuance, having brought a personal record sized $1.5bn deal at a market record tight print. The deal is a clarion call for the UK and Luxembourg to get on with issuing their own debut sukuk, said bankers, and the IsDB believes they should also go bigger with their plans.
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This week’s CEEMEA deals were trading well in the secondary market on Friday morning. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank’s $750m bond was almost 10bp tighter after being priced flat. Gazprombank’s 5.5 year transaction was slightly above re-offer, and Russian Railway’s nine year euro transaction was up after being sold against a particularly difficult backdrop.
