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New facility smaller than the original but 20% larger than the launch amount
The new hire will report to Stan Chart's MENA FIG chief
In Europe loans are the key to opening ancillary business while in the Middle East relationships should cap premiums
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A pair of sovereigns hit the MTN market to raise debt this week, looking for cash to meet increased borrowing requirements as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. Israel came to the MTN market this week printing paper to helpfund its Covid-19 response, while Ireland ventured out to the ultra-long end of the curve to print its fourth century bond. -
London-listed UAE payments company Network International has refinanced an existing loan, raising $525m from regional and international lenders.
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Saudi Aramco’s IPO last year was a historic event for the company and its owner, Saudi Arabia, but despite a record $29.4bn being raised at IPO, international investors stayed away. They had demanded that the shares offered a discount to other listed oil majors, in part because of the political risk associated with the company. The fact it is now a tool in Saudi Arabia’s oil price war with Russia will have vindicated many in their decision to sit out the deal.
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Emerging markets bondholders started the week in another round of pain as the price of oil fell to a 17-year low, dragging down risk sentiment and putting fiscal balances into more doubt.
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NMC Health’s $360m convertible bonds are trading at mere cents on the dollar, suggesting virtually no recovery value after the scandal-hit UAE hospitals group said on Tuesday it had discovered even more undisclosed debt.
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Kuwait's Equate Petrochemical stuck its head above the parapet this week, holding investor calls for a triple-tranche bond issue.
