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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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Qatar telecoms firm Ooredoo has approached banks for a loan of up to $1bn in what bankers expected to be a club deal. -
The sukuk market has started slowly in 2014, but IFIS data for announced deals suggests there is enough in the pipeline to surpass last year’s total issuance. High profile deals could come from both regular borrowers and those tapping the market for the first time.
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Standard Chartered syndicate official James Nelson is moving within the bank to become head of Africa DCM.
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When General Electric issued a debut $500m sukuk five years ago it did not receive a great deal of acclaim. But with the company considering another potential Islamic deal later this year, neither it — nor other rumoured western first time borrowers such as Total — should fear for a bad result this time round.
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The Islamic Development Bank has given initial price thoughts of mid to high 20bp over five year mid-swaps for a benchmark dollar sukuk.
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank closed the first FIG deal from the Middle East this week, pricing a $750m bond flat to its secondary curve. Bankers off and even on the deal had doubted how much international interest there would be given how tight Middle East spreads are relative to the rest of the CEEMEA market. But the final order book left no doubt about demand for a region which, in a world of EM uncertainty, has stability and credit strength firmly on its side.
