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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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JCR-VIS assigns local currency ratings on a national scale. Local currency rating on a national scale assumes the national government to be least risky, which is therefore implicitly assigned a 'کAAA' rating. These ratings represent an entity's ability to meet its domestic obligations in the local currency.
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JCR-VIS assigns local currency ratings on a national scale. Local currency rating on a national scale assumes the national government to be least risky, which is therefore implicitly assigned a 'کAAA' rating. These ratings represent an entity's ability to meet its domestic obligations in the local currency.
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Kuala Lumpur, 25 January 2013 - The Islamic Financial Services Board ( IFSB ) is organising Workshops in Khartoum, Sudan on 29 - 31 January 2013. The Workshops will focus on Facilitating the Implementation of the IFSB Standards (FIS) on Banking and Takaful. The Banking Workshops will discuss Liquidity Risk Management and Stress Testing and are being hosted by the Central Bank of Sudan. Meanwhile, the Takaful Workshops will cover Governance and Solvency issues and are hosted by the Insurance Supervisory Authority of Sudan.
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Middle East bond issuance came roaring back this week, as the Dubai government and Qatar Telecom broke new ground for the region with long dated, dual tranche deals. The two borrowers aggressively priced a total of $2.25bn of paper, catapulting their curves forward with 30 year offerings — something very seldom seen in the region, writes Dan Alderson.
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Dubai property developer Nakheel may look to refinance its sukuk borrowings this year, the firm said on Wednesday as it reported growing 2012 profits, but one analyst slapped a "sell rating" on the sukuk and said that investors are incorrectly pricing default risk.
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JP Morgan plans to make a bigger push in Islamic finance - including sukuk arranging - and has appointed Hussein Hassan to a newly created role as global head of its Islamic finance practice.