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Announcements could come as early as Monday, the two month anniversary of the last public GCC trades
Islamic investors have been a safe haven for Gulf issuers in the past, and can be now
The Iran war has led to a flurry of private trades from the Gulf
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  • Bankers are sharpening their elbows in the Middle East as competition ramps up. GlobalCapital caught up with HSBC’s head of capital markets and financing for MENA and Turkey, Selim Kervanci, to see how the lower oil price is affecting the region’s capital markets, and the next drivers for development of its bond markets.
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  • Firms eager to set up Iran-focussed funds have had to contend with extension after extension of the talks upon which their prospective businesses depend. But as yet another deadline for an agreement on lifting Iran’s sanctions approaches, there are still firms creating fresh investment vehicles.
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