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Benin reaped the rewards of its sukuk debut last week, and will do so for years to come
Speed possible in the private placement market proves attractive, even if the issuer may pay a bit more for it
Gulf investors 'will now look at every deal', whether sukuk or not
Demand from the Middle East for the sukuk was steady
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  • Chinese loan banks are appearing in more and more emerging market loan deals this year, as they race towards the loan market big league, but while their hunger for market share is evident, they're still taking a conservative approach.
  • United Bank for Africa (UBA) is the second Nigerian bank in as many days to announce its intention to raise senior funding, and with Zenith Bank proving that demand for the Nigerian financial sector is rife, bankers expect the trade to go well.
  • African agriculture conglomerate Export Trading Group (ETG) has approached the loan market for a borrowing of up to $100m.
  • Two well subscribed efforts from Nigeria this year have reinvigorated interest in the sovereign’s growth story, and Zenith Bank will be hoping to tap into this demand as it creates a benchmark for financial issuance from the region.
  • A sell-off of shares in Sibanye Gold, one of the largest South African gold mining companies, entered its second day on Friday after the company unveiled terms for a highly dilutive R13.5bn ($1bn) rights issue on Thursday morning.
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    What, on Wednesday, seemed to be primary capital markets gung-ho for any deal imaginable by Thursday looked more like a market on the skids as concerns intensified over the endless controversies dogging US president Donald Trump’s administration.