GCC
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Private placements may have hung around much longer than first expected but their dominance may be at an end -
Mizuho, HSBC, StanChart and SMBC ran the first syndication for the KIA since 1999
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Sukuk volumes much slimmer this year
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Only one Gulf issuer has printed a blue bond in the public market
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◆ Oil trumps politics ◆ Kuwait scores late winner ◆ How to save Thames Water harmlessly
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Issuer has set the stage for peers to return to public market
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The trade may persuade other top-tier GCC sovereigns that the public market is open
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The sovereign is focusing on price, not size
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Strong appetite from international banks for first gigascale 24/7 solar plant
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Buyers are tiring of Gulf capital trades after a busy first half
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Hires bolster M&A, ECM, and leveraged and acquisition finance teams
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More AT1 supply is coming as 2026 already approaches last year's volume
