© 2026 GlobalCapital, Derivia Intelligence Limited, company number 15235970, 161 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3AL. All rights reserved.

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement | Event Participant Terms & Conditions | Cookies

EM Middle East

Most recent/Bond comments/Ad

Most recent/Bond comments/Ad

Most recent


Tight price and strong book reported as market awaits geographic breakdown
Flood of AT1s expected to follow the first public trade from the Gulf in over two months
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
More articles/Ad

More articles/Ad

More articles

  • The outcome of make-or-break talks that resumed this week between western powers and Iran over its nuclear programme is far from certain, with a self-imposed deadline for resolution approaching on November 24. But that hasn't dampened Iran’s optimism about returning to international capital markets, with the country’s Islamic finance industry positioning to take advantage of a surge in foreign investment should there be a positive move on sanctions.
  • Emirates NBD has set initial price thoughts for its dollar benchmark five year bond at 165bp over mid-swaps. The bond is expected to be priced on Thursday.
  • Dubai government owned airline Flydubai has set roadshow dates for its first benchmark dollar sukuk. The borrower will be ready to launch its deal next week, as the sukuk market draws closer to a record year for dollar issuance.
  • Dubai government owned airline Flydubai has set roadshow dates for its first benchmark dollar sukuk. The borrower will be ready to launch its deal next week, as the sukuk market draws closer to a record year for dollar issuance.
  • Exotix, a frontier, emerging market and illiquid debt merchant bank, has hired Jakob Christensen as a director and senior economist.
  • Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat starts a roadshow this week ahead of its first benchmark dollar sukuk. Investors are happy to see a new international sukuk issuer in the market, but are concerned that Mumtalakat's support for struggling airline Gulf Air will be a drain on resources.