Kuwait
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Existing shareholders and sector specialists keen on shares in German carmakers
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The Middle Eastern bank returns to the loan syndication market for the first time since 2009
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Kuwaiti lender went ahead but another Middle East issuer waited for a better window
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Boubyan Bank has reactivated a deal put on hold by the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Kuwaiti lender Boubyan Bank put its sukuk on hold on Thursday after the Russian invasion of Ukraine shut down primary bond markets
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The wider CEEMEA primary bond market has been shut for a week but sukuk issuers are ploughing ahead
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Sukuk investors still keen on new issues but international buyers remain wary
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Niche deals and Islamic finance can still be done despite fears over possible Ukraine invasion
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At least three bank issuers across CEEMEA this week sold bonds of all different varieties. Emirates Development Bank, Ecobank Transnational and Ahli United Bank all tapped investors for dollar bonds.
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Ecobank Transnational is planning to debut in the sustainability bond market as Kuwait's Ahli United Bank prepares to enter the market for a sukuk. Emerging market issuers are continuing to flood the market amid concerns from some about the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchase programme.
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Kuwait’s Equate Petrochemicals and Abu Dhabi’s Taqa issued bonds this week, and bankers say issuance volumes are set to pick up further.