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Gulf bond market forges global links as it growsWhen Abu Dhabi's biggest bank, NBAD, issued a $750 million bond in August, strong investor demand underlined how well most Gulf banks are riding out the global financial crisis. The issue also sent another signal: that the reg More… |
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Abu Dhabi firms to tap bond market in H2HSBC Holdings, the top arranger of debt issues in the Middle East so far this year, said it expects a flurry of bond offerings in the second half, including from prime sovereign-linked Abu Dhabi names yet to tap the market in 2012 Debt iss More… |
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Qatar lender CBQ eyes bond market returnCommercial Bank of Qatar has picked banks to arrange investor meetings in Asia, the Middle East and Europe ahead of a possible dollar-denominated bond issue, lead arrangers said. The lender, Qatar’s third-lar More… |
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Dewa to tap bond market in litmus testDubai's state-owned utility kicked off a roadshow on Tuesday to raise up to $3 billion in a litmus test of how Dubai entities will fare in debt markets after the Gulf Arab emirate's refinancing crisis. Dubai Electricity and Water A More… |
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Egypt plans key steps to boost bond marketEgypt plans a number of measures in 2010 to spur its bond trading, including reactivating its repurchase agreement (repo) market and introducing shelf registration and bond lending, an official said. The government, which has expande More… |
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Saudi okays bond market amid credit squeezeThe Saudi stock market regulator has approved setting up a market for debt securities, it said on Saturday, responding to a long-standing demand by some firms to diversify sources of financing amid tight credit conditions. The Capital Mark More… |
