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  • The sukuk market is rumbling back into life, with Dubai Electricity & Water Authority having mandated banks as it eyes up to $1bn of sukuk this month. Several other issuers are also lining up deals, meaning the Islamic market’s frozen pipeline could soon thaw.
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    Dewa is not the only borrower eyeing a return to the sukuk market (see Dewa story). Qatar International Islamic Bank wants to set up a $2bn sukuk programme and has asked its general assembly to approve the plans. The recommendation comes ahead of QIIB’s annual general meeting, which will is due to be held on March 10 in Doha.
  • JP Morgan plans to make a bigger push in Islamic finance — including sukuk arranging — and has appointed Hussein Hassan to a newly created role as global head of its Islamic finance practice.
  • Middle East bond issuance came roaring back this week, as the Dubai government and Qatar Telecom broke new ground for the region with long dated, dual tranche deals. The two borrowers aggressively priced a total of $2.25bn of paper, catapulting their curves forward with 30 year offerings — something very seldom seen in the region, writes Dan Alderson.
  • Senior Egyptian government officials and advisers on Thursday strove to present a united front on the country’s sovereign sukuk plans, following a week of intense debate over Shariah compliance and use of national assets.
  • Manama, Bahrain –18 December 2012 – The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the monthly issue of the short-term Islamic leasing bonds, Sukuk Al-Ijara, has been subscribed by 100%.