Islamic Development Bank gives initial price guidance for dollar #sukuk - lead

Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has given initial price guidance for a senior, unsecured five-year U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk in the high 30 basis points over mid-swaps. IDB President Bandar Hajjar said that the bank planned to launch a $2.5 billion sukuk soon. CIMB, Citi, Emirates NBD Capital, HSBC, Natixis, SMBC Nikko and Standard Chartered Bank are the banks leading the deal.