Islamic Development Bank launches $1.5 bln five-year sukuk
The Islamic Development Bank has launched a $1.5 billion, five-year sukuk issue which will price shortly. The transaction, the AAA-rated lender's first in 2014, will price at a spread of 23 basis points over midswaps. Pricing is inside the guidance given by lead managers on Tuesday, which indicated that a benchmark-sized sukuk would price in the mid-to-high 20s over the same benchmark. Benchmark-sized is traditionally understood to mean in excess of $500 million. The banks arranging the transaction are CIMB, Commerzbank, First Gulf Bank, HSBC, Natixis, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Standard Chartered.
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