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The country's curve has rallied since the US and Iran agreed on a peace MoU
Most of the demand came from local investors, as one banker expected
Price was 'way off' fair value, according to a source on the deal
Rare borrowers Burjeel Holdings and Avilease also marketing deals
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Exotix, a frontier, emerging market and illiquid debt merchant bank, has hired Jakob Christensen as a director and senior economist.
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Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat starts a roadshow this week ahead of its first benchmark dollar sukuk. Investors are happy to see a new international sukuk issuer in the market, but are concerned that Mumtalakat's support for struggling airline Gulf Air will be a drain on resources. -
Shariah compliant investment firm Tadhamon Capital has promoted Ahmed Sultan to chief executive and plans to restructure its core business.
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Global Investment firm Franklin Templeton is making three Shariah compliant funds available to South African investors, in order to take advantage of the country’s growing appetite for Islamic investments, the company’s country manager for Africa told IFIS.
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Indonesia’s central bank emphasised the country’s status as a ‘new mecca’ for Islamic finance this week. But the bank’s governor, Agus Martowardojo, also pointed out the relatively small size of the country’s Islamic financial system and the potential benefits that could accrue from its growth.
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The Bank of England's unveiling of plans to look into providing Shariah liquidity facilities for UK Islamic banks was one of the highlights at last week’s World Islamic Economic Forum in Dubai. It’s a great idea, but there’s just one problem – this should have been done ages ago.
