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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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Al Baraka Bank will combine Shariah compliance with environmental principles as it affirms its commitment to Syria with the building of new country headquarters in Damascus.
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The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) will auction its third $490m short term dollar sukuk next week.
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The Islamic Development Bank will hit the road on Sunday as it lines up a dollar benchmark sukuk of as much as $1bn. The deal will be a welcome — if tightly priced — issue for UK Islamic banks, given its status as the only triple-A rated sukuk issuer that qualifies for liquidity buffers under Bank of England rules.
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General Electric, the only western blue chip corporate to date to have issued an international sukuk, has not ruled out a return to the Islamic market when its deal matures this year. -
Gulf Marine Services, the Abu Dhabi offshore service vessel operator, hopes to tap into investors’ interest in its potential for growth to raise $100m through a flotation on the London stock exchange.
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The average size of an emerging market bond in the first weeks of this year has leapt skywards compared to previous years while the number of deals priced has plummeted, according to Dealogic data. This may be a function of sovereigns having so far dominated the market — especially in CEEMEA — but is a trend that could be the shape of things to come for the rest of the year.
