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Turkey’s Ziraat Bank could issue sukuk
With Turkey’s state owned banks beginning to test the waters with Islamic finance, they are slowly opening themselves to the possibility to tap a very popular market. While there is potential, the country’s sukuk market still has some way to go before it becomes a fully established segment of the country’s banking system.
1 Mar 2016
The China Convergence: Markets rattled but China is still rising
Despite a volatile second half of 2015 and beginning 2016 on a rather precarious note, little seems to stand in China’s way as it seeks to position the yuan as a global reserve currency and supplant the US to become the global benchmark for fixed income. But what does that mean for other emerging markets – and particularly, for those which are closely tied to the US?
29 Feb 2016
Top Dealmaker: Hussein Hassan, Global Head of Islamic Finance, JP Morgan
Hussein Hassan, Global Head of Islamic Finance, JP Morgan talks the growth of sukuk in Africa
29 Feb 2016
Challenges to African borrowers: An interview with Stewart Wakeman
Stewart Wakeman, Deputy General Manager, Structure Finance Division, Europe, Mizuho Bank discusses the challenges that African borrowers face and the countries/sectors that are likely to be most exciting during 2016.
29 Feb 2016
InterChile secures US$738mn syndicated loan
The loan InterChile has received is representative of the growing strength and popularity of certain emerging market economies, especially in the Latin American region.
29 Feb 2016
China continues to ease restrictions on its bond markets
China has removed nearly all restrictions for foreign investors on its bond markets. The country is poised to see an influx of foreign investment into its relatively high yielding bonds, though the country’s economic transition and currency worries may deter investors in the short term.
29 Feb 2016
Big funds go bullish on EM debt but caveats remain
Emerging Markets had a tough year across pretty much all asset classes in 2015. The tides seem to be turning as some of the world’s largest fund managers – BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and PIMCO to name a few – get selectively bullish on EM equities and debt, but big caveats and contingencies remain. We caught up with Neil Shearing, Capital Economics’ Chief Emerging Markets, to get his take on…
25 Feb 2016
Bahrain rethinks pricing, reopens cancelled bond
Bahrain has offered its formerly cancelled bond with different pricing to better reflect the country’s situation after its downgrade by Standard & Poor’s. The country has accepted higher yields on its debt and is trying to implement measures to attract investors and ease fiscal pressures.
25 Feb 2016
Al khaliji looking to raise fresh funds through local bond
Al khaliji bank is looking to issue debt to raise capital necessary for future funding purposes. The bank’s relative strength could allow it to issue with a serviceable yield at a time when similar issuers would face high payments resulting from market uncertainties.
25 Feb 2016
Egypt’s state-owned oil company Midor bags US$1.2bn loan
An Egyptian state owned oil company has secured a loan to fund the expansion of one of its refineries. The products of the developed refinery will likely go straight into the domestic market but the loan was taken in dollars as the revenues from oil sales are usually in the same currency.
25 Feb 2016