A body promoting development of debt sales to block climate change, with sponsors including National Australia Bank Ltd. and HSBC Holdings Plc, plans to accelerate green Islamic bond markets as the Middle East diversifies from oil.
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According to HSBC Holdings Plc, sales of Islamic bonds may rise to US$44 billion this year as request outstrips supply and as Asian and Middle East investors tap the market complying with Islamic banking rulings. Companies and governments are tapping t…
Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC initiated a $1 billion Islamic bond program to boost cash reserves.
It appears that HSBC Holdings Plc, Standard Chartered Plc, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC and Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC were hired as arrangers of the program.
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Standard & Poor’s (S&P) is inspecting again the credit ratings on 50 banks in the Middle East and North Africa under a new set of criteria, a move that could arise in higher funding costs for lenders already hit by the euro zone crisis and the …
In order to help the government of Malaysia with a planned sale of U.S. dollar denominated Islamic notes, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd., Citigroup Inc., HSBC Holdings Plc and Malayan Banking Bhd. were hired.
Islamic Development Bank, or IDB, gave out a $750 million five-year, benchmark sukuk with a price guidance of 35 basis points over mid-swaps.
One of the banks that is leading the sale told Dow Jones that BNP Paribas SA, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holdings …
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. is seeking to boost its business in the Persian Gulf to fight off HSBC Holdings Plc’s challenge to its dominance.
CIMB’s only Persian Gulf deal this year was a $125 million sale in October for a unit of Saudi Arabia’s Isl…
Banks in the Persian Gulf are settling for lower fees as competition for bond sales intensifies.
Bond transactions in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council are recovering after concerns Dubai World, the state- owned holding company, would default on …
The following borrowers are expected to sell Islamic bonds, which use asset returns to pay investors to comply with the religion’s ban on interest.
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO.: Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest state-owned oil company, and Total SA plan …
Saudi Arabian shares fell for a fourth day after banks in the kingdom reported lower third- quarter profit on provisions for bad loans.
Saudi banks have been hurt since the onset of the global credit crisis as provisions for bad loans rose and lending …
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