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Demand from the Middle East for the sukuk was steady
Bond pricing for the mining company started about 43bp back of its parent
Sovereign wealth fund takes $2bn, as aimed at
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Al Baraka Banking Group has hired Mohammed Abdullah El-Qaq as head of its commercial banking department. -
Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) has appointed Mohammed Ahmed Hassan to replace Mohammed Ebrahim Mohammed as the bank’s chief executive.
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Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) Dubai Branch is set to launch its debut renminbi-denominated bond this week, two bankers close to the deal have told GlobalRMB. The deal will mark the first offshore RMB bond from the UAE operation of a Chinese bank and paves the way for Dubai to become the RMB hub for the Middle East region.
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) concluded its purchase of Barclays’ UAE retail banking business on Monday. The acquisition’s impact on ADIB’s tier one ratio will be modest and helps increase the bank’s already strong footprint in consumer finance, although its margins in that market are surprisingly low, said one analyst.
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International Bank of Azerbaijan is looking at the possibility of setting up an Islamic banking unit in partnership with a Gulf Co-operation Council bank, an official at IBA told IFIS. And Azeri corporates could be ready to issue sukuk as early as 2015 as the country moves to finalise an Islamic banking law by the end of this year.
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Emirates NBD has announced a roadshow for a perpetual tier one bond. But the bond will not be structured with the aim of being Basel III complaint, which sparked debate among bankers on and off the deal.
