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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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  • The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has signed an Mr1.8bn ($220m) financing facility with Morocco for drinking water supply projects in Agadir and Chtouka Ait Baha, and the olive sector for small farmers.
  • Books for Kuwait Projects Company $500m five year bond are at $3bn, breaking the tension in CEEMEA with a clear demonstration that investors are still willing to buy some paper after the emerging market sell off early this week.
  • Emerging market bond bankers have been unnerved by the sell-off in their asset class this week. But as trading stabilised on Tuesday and interest rate hikes in Turkey and India calmed local currency selling, a new issue emerged from Latin America and bankers hope others in CEEMEA may not be far behind.
  • The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Senegal have signed facilities totalling $144m for the financing of three social projects in the west African country.
  • QInvest has staked its credentials as a potential arranger of Oman’s first sovereign sukuk, after pledging to support local Omani borrowers with advisory and other solutions.
  • Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has signed Dh450m ($122.5m) Islamic financing facility with Al Dhafra Cooperative Society, a private equity firm that serves local communities in western Abu Dhabi.