CAPITAL MARKETS - Islamic bond may be linked to third bridge

www.hurriyetdailynews.com - Turkey may issue its first sukuk, an Islamic finance tool, to be linked to the toll revenues of a planned bridge over the Bosphorus, daily Vatan claimed without quoting sources. The Treasury has already started a study on the issue, the newspaper said.

The paper said Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan’s Jan. 30 speech at a Capital Markets Board (SPK) meeting in Istanbul was a signal for the attempt. Turkey may issue its first sukuk this year, Babacan said at the meeting. (source)