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  • After some stunning successes in the CEEMEA primary bond markets last week, it will be tempting for syndicate teams to think that initial guidance for bonds going forward should be much tighter. But making that assumption could make the whole EM rally come unstuck.
  • Central bank governors, chief executives, fintech pioneers and bankers met at the GCC Financial Forum hosted by Euromoney in Bahrain's capital Manama to discuss the reinvention of financial services and its impact on markets. Low oil prices and fiscal dilemmas across the region have not deterred capital market participants from robust activity, as investors and lenders exude confidence in the capacity of regional banks to incorporate financial innovation into their products.
  • Almarai, the largest dairy company in the Middle East, has tightened price guidance for its dollar benchmark sukuk as investors jump on the offer of exposure to a company of “critical importance to Saudi and the GCC”.
  • Qatar International Islamic Bank has tightened price guidance on its five year sukuk and set the size of the deal at $500m after books for the note exceeded $2.9bn.
  • One of ING’s emerging markets syndicate bankers has left the bank, according to sources familiar with the matter.
  • Sir Gerry Grimstone, whose departure from Barclays was announced last week, is joining a joint venture between Investcorp and Aberdeen Standard Investments as chair.