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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
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Recent Middle East financial bond issues have had mixed fortunes in the secondary market, but Goldman Sachs’s debut sukuk has notably underperformed since its mid-September pricing – with some investors and bankers away from the deal suggesting that this resulted both from exaggerated orders and from a persistent uneasiness the market has with borrowers it considers "un-Islamic”.
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Recent Middle East financial bond issues have had mixed fortunes in the secondary market, but Goldman Sachs’s debut sukuk has notably underperformed since its mid-September pricing – with some investors and bankers away from the deal suggesting that this resulted both from exaggerated orders and from a persistent uneasiness the market has with borrowers it considers un-Islamic”.
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Raising one’s game from regional bank to global is a risky strategy at the best of times, so for National Bank of Abu Dhabi to attempt the move when other firms are retrenching and streamlining their businesses is bound to draw some scepticism.
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Raising one’s game from regional bank to global is a risky strategy at the best of times, so for National Bank of Abu Dhabi to attempt the move when other firms are retrenching and streamlining their businesses is bound to draw some scepticism.
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Luxembourg’s debut in the sukuk market last week was a great advert for the asset class and rounded off a run of ground-breaking deals from new borrowers. But despite bankers reporting interest from other European sovereigns in the aftermath – and suggestions the Grand Duchy itself will return next year – it is unlikely that its western neighbours will follow soon.
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London transport, it’s always a pleasure. But when you’re on your way to meet a senior debt banker over from the United Arab Emirates, seeing your journey time triple because of the unannounced closure of a tube line can be the occasion for a fantastic mix of stress and embarrassment.