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Sukuk volumes much slimmer this year
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
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Prospects of a sukuk from Tunisia are looking up after the country said it plans to issue dollar denominated bonds and sovereign sukuk with guarantees by America, Japan and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), in the first half of 2014.
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Real estate developer Dubai Investments Park will start a roadshow on Sunday for its debut issue as it aims to bring the first dollar sukuk from the Middle East of 2014, despite two weeks of volatile markets. The firm is planning a $300m five year sukuk. -
Sukuk’s advantageous pricing for borrowers over conventional bonds in recent years has evaporated in the Gulf – leaving only disadvantageous structuring costs in the Islamic market – but it does not follow that sukuk volumes are going to disappear too. Far from changing tack to bonds, for those who can issue both the rationale to favour sukuk is stronger than ever.
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CEEMEA bankers are dusting off their Bloomberg terminals in preparation for a resurgence of new issue business next week. DCM and syndicate officials' most conservative estimate for the number of new CEEMEA issues that will be printed next week was three and the most bullish was seven.
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Real estate developer Dubai Investments Park will start a roadshow on Sunday for its debut issue as it aims to bring the first dollar sukuk from the Middle East of 2014, despite two weeks of volatile markets. The firm is planning a $300m five year sukuk.
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Financial markets were buffeted by gusts of risk-aversion this week, and there was only one mainstream high yield issue in Europe. But the market was not in hiding — the lack of supply and further fund inflows stoked demand.
