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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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Islamic bankers and Gulf investors have welcomed the Saudi Arabian financial regulator’s announcement this week that its stock market will be opened to international investors. But while some are more bullish than others in thinking this could happen quickly for secondary trading, extending access to primary markets and other riyal-denominated asset classes such as bonds and sukuk looks likely to be a longer term project.
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Islamic bankers don’t need new excuses to travel to the world’s sunnier climes, but meetings in Mauritius next to its pristine coral sand beaches could soon become a feature of the market — and not just for obvious reasons. -
Saudi Arabia’s financial regulator’s announcement on Tuesday that its stock market would be opened to international investors was welcomed by bankers across the markets, but their excitement was tempered by caution until more details of the reforms are revealed.
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The fallout from the US sanctions on Russia has spread to wider emerging markets this week, reports GlobalCapital, as some banks have started insisting on the inclusion of sanctions language in the documentation for new loans for companies outside of eastern Europe.
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Saudi Arabian firm Umm Al-Qura Cement Co has signed its first ever Shariah-compliant financing facility, a SR618.8m ($165m) three year deal with Saudi British Bank.
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Islamic bankers don’t need new excuses to travel to the world’s sunnier climes, but meetings in Mauritius next to its pristine coral sand beaches could soon become a feature of the market – and not just for obvious reasons.
