United Arab Emirates

The Ranger went on the hunt for meditating bankers and found that each in the market has their own definition of inner peace.

The Commercial Bank of Dubai has mandated six banks to arrange a Reg S dollar benchmark bond, and is starting the roadshow for the deal on Thursday.

Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) priced its latest 10 year sukuk flat or even inside its secondary curve, according to bankers on and away from the deal.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s banking arm, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) has launched a new Islamic Finance business to be run from its Dubai branch.

Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) on Tuesday opened books on only the second Middle East corporate sukuk of the year, as Islamic bond issuance starts to lag behind the 2014 run rate.

The newly reopened Middle East bond market has tougher tests of demand ahead, with a trio of mandates hitting screens on Monday morning and two others rumoured.

Abu Dhabi’s Union National Bank (UNB) signed its latest $750m loan in the nick of time, ahead of a widening margins for Middle Eastern loans, bankers say.

Abu Dhabi’s Union National Bank (UNB) had to scale back commitments on its recent $750m loan despite increasing it from $500m, a bank spokesperson has claimed.

Abu Dhabi’s Union National Bank (UNB) has increased its latest loan to $750m and closed the deal just in time to achieve a tight margin, according to one banker on the deal.

Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (Adwea) is planning an international dollar project bond, which could be the first such deal from CEEMEA since 2013.

United Arab Bank has completed and signed a $125m three year loan with a syndicate of six banks.

Abu Dhabi Commerical Bank — an A-rated CEEMEA stalwart — pulled a dollar bond mid-way through execution on Monday afternoon, leaving bankers and buyers questioning whether Middle East liquidity could be much weaker than they had thought.