Zain Saudi hopes seventh time lucky for refi

March 08, 2013 12:00 am

Mobile telecommunications firm Zain Saudi has once again extended the final maturity of its outstanding Sr9bn ($2.4bn) murabaha as it tries to refinance the Islamic deal.

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