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The Gulf kingdom is trying to tackle a very wide deficit and sky-high debt to GDP
Gulf investors 'will now look at every deal', whether sukuk or not
Demand from the Middle East for the sukuk was steady
Bond pricing for the mining company started about 43bp back of its parent
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Law firm Morgan Lewis plans to open an office in Dubai and has made three hires from Vinson & Elkins to oversee its launch.
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Oman’s Muscat bourse has launched its new Shariah compliant index known as by the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) Shariah Index.
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Barwa Bank’s investment banking unit, The First Investor (TFI), and Investra Investments have agreed two property acquisitions in the UK, as part of the bank’s fund which was launched in April.
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Mobily, the Riyadh-based telecoms firm, has reached a $650m shariah-compliant financing agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and Ericsson to fund the acquisition of network equipment from the two firms. -
International investors watched Egypt this week with a mixture of anxiety and hope ahead of scheduled mass protests on Sunday, June 30, which could damage president Mohammed Morsi. The Tamarod movement has the potential to further destabilise the country, but may also help break the post-revolution political paralysis that has blighted its economy.
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Islamic finance had a great run in 2012, which was formative for a number of exciting new initiatives and partnerships. Malaysia's International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance was involved in a number of these initiatives and has worked extensively to develop human capital in the global market. IFIS caught up with INCEIF's president and chief executive officer, Daud Vicary Abdullah, and asked him about developments over the past year and the prospects for further growth.
