Hong Kong opens books on first Islamic bond
By Lianting Tu
Sept 10 (IFR) - Hong Kong is to launch its first Islamic bond as early as today after opening books on a US dollar five-year deal this morning.
The global sukuk will raise up to US$1 billion and will offer investors around 30bp over five-year US Treasuries, according to a term sheet.
CIMB, HSBC, National Bank (NYSE: NBHC - news) of Abu Dhabi and Standard Chartered Bank are running the deal. (Reporting By Lianting Tu. Editing By Steve Garton)