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JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia will sell global sukuk, samurai and eurobonds in the second half of this year, a finance ministry official said on Thursday.The finance ministry has issued 206.4 trillion rupiah ($17.83 billion), including global sukuk and domestic dollar denominated bonds, so far this year, said Loto Srinaita Ginting, head of government debt securities at the finance ministry.

Indonesia will sell global sukuk, samurai and eurobonds in the second half of this year, a finance ministry official said.

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Emirates, Dubai's flagship airline, reported a 43 percent jump in 2013 net profit on Thursday helped by higher revenue and lower fuel costs although runway maintenance work will impact income this year.

Emirates, Dubai's flagship airline, reported a 43 percent jump in 2013 net profit on Thursday helped by higher revenue and lower fuel costs although runway maintenance work will impact income this year.

ISTANBUL, May 8 (Reuters) - Turkish participation bank Albaraka ALBRK.IS , owned by Bahrain-based Islamic lender Al Baraka, mandated banks for a sukuk issue worth maximum $500 million, it said on Thursday.Albaraka mandated BNP Paribas, Emirates NBD Capital Limited, Standard Chartered Bank and QInvest LLC as joint lead managers for the issue.(Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Editing by Dasha Afanasieva)(