Hong Kong hires banks for first Islamic bond: IFR

HONG KONG, July 5 (Reuters): Hong Kong has mandated HSBC , Standard Chartered, CIMB Group Holdings and National Bank of Abu Dhabi to arrange its first Islamic bond issue, IFR reported on Friday.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is handling the deal, which is expected in September, IFR, a Thomson Reuters publication, said citing sources close to the deal.

The Islamic bond, or sukuk, is expected to raise between $500 million and $1 billion. It will likely have a tenor of 5 years and will be targeted at global institutional investors, Peter Pang, HKMA deputy chief executive, told a conference in April.