Most recent/Bond comments/Ad
Most recent/Bond comments/Ad
Most recent
Private placements may have hung around much longer than first expected but their dominance may be at an end
Sukuk volumes much slimmer this year
Deal the first Kuwaiti Sharia-compliant transaction closed with Chinese banks
Tight spreads may tempt issuers even if all-in yields are higher than earlier in 2026
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
Majid Al Futtaim, a shopping mall and hypermarket firm, sold the first hybrid perpetual deal from a Middle East company this week, printing an eight times subscribed $500m bond. Debt bankers hope it will rouse regional interest in the structure among other corporate borrowers.
-
Majid Al Futtaim closed books on the first hybrid perpetual deal from a Middle East corporation on Wednesday morning. The borrower fixed the price on a $500m deal at 7.125%, after drawing more than eight times the necessary demand.
-
Prospects of an Arab Spring country issuing international sukuk this year are dwindling, with Tunisia having postponed its plans for a debut deal.
-
EM bonds are back, with investors being offered a wide choice of credits and currencies to pick from. CEEMEA borrowers have answered investors' increasing risk appetite with deals in euros, dollars and Swiss francs this week. Banks, corporates and sovereigns have all launched bonds and debt bankers expect more to follow before Friday's close.
-
Bank AlBilad, a Saudi Islamic bank, will move to new headquarters having bought a building in Riyad SR410m ($109m).
-
Turkish participation (that is, Islamic) bank Kuveyt Türk has launched a $250m Shariah-compliant club loan into the market.