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Maybank Islamic Banking Chief: “Projected global sukuk demand outstrips supply”
With demand for sukuk rising steadily in recent years, Bonds & Loans speaks with Dato’ Mohamed Rafique Merican, Group Head and Islamic Banking CEO at Maybank Islamic Berhad, about the risks and opportunities in the market, green sukuk, and the growing involvement of Asian investors in MENA debt markets.
27 Apr 2018
Case Study: Indonesia Serves Up Benchmark-Setting Green Sukuk
Indonesia navigated a challenging and volatile market to place a USD3bn dual-tranche green sukuk, which will go towards supporting the country’s efforts to combat climate change.
26 Apr 2018
Top Dealmaker: RenCap’s Dmitry Gladkov on Russian Corporate Issues and Ratings Boost
Renaissance Capital has in the past two years overseen and participated in a significant volume of DCM deals out of Russia and the CIS, positioning itself as one of the top dealmakers for Russian corporates looking to tap the international markets. Dmitry Gladkov, the Global Head of Financing at Renaissance Capital, shares his assessment of the market and the bank’s role in it, as well as his…
20 Apr 2018
CASE STUDY: Tajikistan Opens Floodgates and Makes Strong Debut with USD500mn Eurobond
The Central Asian Republic saw 9x peak oversubscription and impressive yield tightening of nearly 900bp with its inaugural Eurobond transaction to source funds for the construction of the world’s tallest dam.
18 Apr 2018
Pro-Western Stans: Central Asian Republics Mulling Capital Markets Push
Just a few years ago, barely any debt capital markets investors would have paid much attention to regions like Central Asia and the CIS. Yet with overwhelming demand for sovereign notes issued by the likes of Belarus and Tajikistan, regular issues from Kazakhstan and a highly anticipated debut Eurobond from Uzbekistan, the region is putting itself on the EM fixed income map.
4 Apr 2018
CASE STUDY: Senegal Hits Tightest Yields for SSA Sovereigns with Dual-Currency Bond
Senegal shook up the Sub Saharan African issuance pipeline with its largest ever international bond at its longest tenor to date, setting a new benchmark for Sub Saharan Africa sovereign borrowers with its widely welcomed 30-year addition to the curve.
29 Mar 2018
SWOT Analysis: Projects, ECA and Structured Finance in MENA
In advance of our Project, ECA and Structured Finance Middle East & Africa 2018 conference and forthcoming special report on the subject, Bonds & Loans visited the region to meet with a broad range of finance leaders in order to gain a sense of the risks and opportunities on the horizon.
22 Mar 2018
PSB: From Undercapitalized Commercial Bank to Russian Military Bank
Promsvyazbank, one of a number of large private lenders to be taken under the government wing over the past year, is set to assume an unusual role of the Russian military’s main coffer. Manulife senior analyst Richard Segal considers the prospects of such a specialized lending institution in a challenging landscape of sector consolidation and international sanctions.
16 Mar 2018
Ratings, Adversity, and EM Policy Responses
As Russia re-emerges from the sub-investment grade mire, Ashmore's Head of Research Jan Dehn questions the sensibility of the original downgrade and, more broadly, the approach credit rating agencies take on assessing sovereign risk.
9 Mar 2018
CASE STUDY: Credit Bank of Moscow Achieves Tightest Coupon for Russian Private Financial Institution
Russia’s second largest private lender defied the difficult market environment and negative sentiment in the sector to achieve the lowest coupon for a Russian financial institution and a well-balanced orderbook of investors.
28 Feb 2018