Kuwait
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Kuwaiti lender Boubyan Bank put its sukuk on hold on Thursday after the Russian invasion of Ukraine shut down primary bond markets
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The wider CEEMEA primary bond market has been shut for a week but sukuk issuers are ploughing ahead
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Sukuk investors still keen on new issues but international buyers remain wary
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Niche deals and Islamic finance can still be done despite fears over possible Ukraine invasion
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At least three bank issuers across CEEMEA this week sold bonds of all different varieties. Emirates Development Bank, Ecobank Transnational and Ahli United Bank all tapped investors for dollar bonds.
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Ecobank Transnational is planning to debut in the sustainability bond market as Kuwait's Ahli United Bank prepares to enter the market for a sukuk. Emerging market issuers are continuing to flood the market amid concerns from some about the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchase programme.
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Kuwait’s Equate Petrochemicals and Abu Dhabi’s Taqa issued bonds this week, and bankers say issuance volumes are set to pick up further.
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Equate Petrochemical, the petrochemical producer part-owned by Kuwait, has laid plans to re-enter the international debt markets after less than a year since its last outing. The mandate comes just days after the IMF warned Kuwait to undergo fiscal consolidation after its economy shrank last year.
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The Saudi-headquartered Islamic Development Bank is set to sell a dollar bond on Wednesday, having launched the deal on Tuesday. The sustainability sukuk is one of two FIG deals from the Gulf region this week, as Kuwait’s Boubyan Bank also entered the market for a dollar sukuk.
