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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)(

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.

There is dismay in Washington that political divisions – and gridlock – are hampering passage of a policy that enjoys relatively widespread support