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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)(

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)(

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European Islamic Investment Bank plc has announced its full-year financial results for 2013.

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Emirates, Dubai's flagship carrier, reported a 43 percent jump in 2013 net profit on Thursday, but warned runway maintenance work at its home airport would cost it 1 billion dirhams ($272.3 million) in lost revenue.