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Disappointing launch for Turkey’s Islamic bonds

By Delphine Strauss in Ankara

Published: January 28 2009 17:07 | Last updated: January 28 2009 17:07

Turkey’s launch of bonds designed to appeal to Islamic investors fell flat on Wednesday, raising only a quarter of the 1.89bn Turkish lira ($1.16bn) the Treasury had hoped for.

Banks bought just TL420.7m ($260m) and $49.1m worth of the new revenue-linked bonds, which rely on income from state bodies such as the airports authority and Turkish Petroleum Corporation rather than on interest rates, the Treasury said.

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