{"id":582335,"date":"2023-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/07\/companies-no-longer-need-a-credit-rating-to-issue-bonds-sukuk\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T00:00:00","slug":"companies-no-longer-need-a-credit-rating-to-issue-bonds-sukuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/07\/companies-no-longer-need-a-credit-rating-to-issue-bonds-sukuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies no longer need a credit rating to issue bonds + sukuk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">DEBT-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Companies no longer need a credit rating to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> issue<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> bonds + sukuk: <\/span><span style=\"\">The Financial <\/span><span>Regulatory Authority (FRA) will allow companies to sell bonds and sukuk without first acquiring a credit rating, making it less expensive for firms to raise capital for growth and development, it said in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ZnGakF\" style=\"\">a statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Three caveats: <\/span><span style=\"\">The value of debt cannot exceed the value of the company\u2019s net assets; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">companies must publish a disclosure detailing the nature of the issuance ahead of a sale; and only and only \u201cqualified investors\u201d can buy in through private placements. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">M&A-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Arab Developers Holding could sell subsidiary for USD 18 mn: <\/span><span style=\"\">EGX-listed real estate firm <\/span><span>Arab Developers Holding\u2019s board of directors is mulling accepting a USD 18 mn bid from an undisclosed foreign company to acquire 100% of its subsidiary <\/span><span>Amer Syria<\/span><span>, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Arab-developers-AR-PR.pdf\" style=\"\">a disclosure to the bourse<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Arab-developers-AR-PR.pdf\" style=\"\">(pdf)<\/a><\/span><span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">REAL ESTATE-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Ora, Q Holding to build \u201csmart city\u201d in Abu Dhabi: <\/span><span style=\"\">Naguib Sawiris\u2019 <\/span><span style=\"\">Ora Real Estate <\/span><span>Development Group is partnering up with Abu Dhabi investment company Q Holding to develop a 20 mn sqm city in Abu Dhabi, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/V3-ORA-Q-Ghantoot-Press-Release-ENG-002.pdf\" style=\"\">joint s<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/V3-ORA-Q-Ghantoot-Press-Release-ENG-002.pdf\" style=\"\">tatement (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">yesterday. The city, described by the companies as \u201csmart and sustainable,\u201d will include residential areas, services, hotel establishments, and commercial spaces. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">ENERGY-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EGPC kicks off first global tender to develop mature oil fields: <\/span><span style=\"\">The Egyptian General <\/span><span>Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) launched its first international tender for the development of eight mature oil fields in the Gulf of Suez and Eastern Desert on Thursday, the Oil Ministry said in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0MDvJ4LvW6gTGNccNMAC6hhq7oP4yu46f38KhhDxRVwSnnxQsroszuRMgBRA9vyAxl\" style=\"\">a statement<\/a><\/span><span>. Interested parties have until 15 June to submit their bids, according to the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/2023-Brownfields-Bid-Round-Procedures.pdf\" style=\"\">bidding procedures (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> shared by EGPC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">REMEMBER-<\/span><span style=\"\"> The ministry is planning to launch three international oil and gas exploration <\/span><span>tenders this year, Minister <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/13\/this-morning-egyps-rolls-on-egx-sfe-and-el-sisi-all-in-the-gulf-96637\/\" style=\"\">Tarek El Molla said<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">TOURISM-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">State to tap Italian partner to boost yacht tourism? <\/span><span style=\"\">The Madbouly government met with <\/span><span>representatives from the Italian <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navigotoscana.it\/?lang=en\" style=\"\">Navigo Group<\/a><\/span><span> to discuss the future of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/08\/24\/how-egypt-plans-to-become-a-global-yacht-tourism-destination-79010\/\" style=\"\">yacht tourism in Egypt<\/a><\/span><span>, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0wQC5ujUf6MvcoaZEB7Bhj38VhBjbnZL8e4SkMduZzGC3Ye3CcbzmCmRzDMpdYeCil\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The two sides agreed to draft an MoU outlining proposals for future cooperation to boost yacht tourism in Egypt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">SUSTAINABILITY-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">CIRA Ed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">ucation has published its first annual sustainability report<\/span><span style=\"\">, laying out the <\/span><span>company\u2019s use of natural resources and what it is doing to boost sustainability at its facilities and operations. The education investment firm plans to reduce energy use and <\/span><span>emissions by 10<\/span><span>% and implement an enhanced waste and recycling plan by 2026, as well as implement one renewable energy project each year for the next three years. Check out the report <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/CIRA-Education-Integrated-Report-5-Mar-2023-Final.pdf\" style=\"\">here (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">REMEMBER- <\/span><span>Corporates must now <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/04\/10\/this-morning-its-inflation-day-eu-official-in-town-to-talk-mediterranean-green-hydrogen-partnership-68792\/\" style=\"\">publicly disclose<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> their performance on key environmental, social and governance metrics each year when they submit their annual financial statements. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">STARTUPS-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Flat6Labs launched its <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startmashreq.com\/en\/\" style=\"\">StartMashreq<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> initiative to support entrepreneurs across Lebanon, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Jordan, and Iraq<\/span><span>, it<\/span><span> said in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Flat6Labs-StartMashreq-PRL-EVF-For-Dispatch.docx.pdf\" style=\"\">a s<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Flat6Labs-StartMashreq-PRL-EVF-For-Dispatch.docx.pdf\" style=\"\">tatement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Flat6Labs-StartMashreq-PRL-EVF-For-Dispatch.docx.pdf\" style=\"\">(pdf)<\/a><\/span><span> yeste<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">rday. The program aims to support budding entrepreneurs from underprivileged and marginalized groups, including women and displaced people, through customized training programs and virtual incubation programs. The Dutch government and the International Finance Corporation are co-partnering with Flat6Labs on the initiative. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Rabbit goes bulk: <\/span><span style=\"\">Grocery delivery startup Rabbit has launched a bulk delivery service, <\/span><span>Gomla, it said in a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Press-Release-Rabbit-Launches-Bulk-Business-Gomla.pdf\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Press-Release-Rabbit-Launches-Bulk-Business-Gomla.pdf\" style=\"\">(pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">yesterday. The new service allows customers to buy in bulk through the Rabbit app and receive their products the following day. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some caveats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":582336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7209],"tags":[557,93,72,519,76,183,697,91,371,599,6734,83,2396,95,238],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-582335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-also-on-our-radar","tag-egyptian-general-petroleum-corporation","tag-energy","tag-enterpriseam","tag-fawry","tag-financial-regulatory-authority","tag-fintech","tag-flat6labs","tag-oil-and-gas","tag-oil-ministry","tag-ora-developers","tag-q-holding","tag-real-estate","tag-remittances","tag-startup-watch","tag-tourism","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"7270639a-278f-4c1c-9f11-4bde8b4c147b","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2019\/7\/Fawry-1600px.jpg","photo_position":"below","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"","related_issue":[582315],"teaser":"There are some caveats.","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/3\/.adb4ca20-309a-4978-923f-8be7d0a1b6b4.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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