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Dubai utility DEWA eyes $1 bln sukuk to repay debt, fund projects
Reuters: Financials
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
DUBAI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is looking to raise $1 billion in an Islamic bond, or sukuk, issue and will meet investors in Asia and London next week, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
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