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Gulf borrowers lean on Chinese lenders for scale and cheaper, longer-dated money
Plus: MNT-Halan closed the biggest subscription book the EGX has seen in years
The steepest refinancing jump is coming to the Gulf’s strongest, lowest-coupon borrowers
Aramco, DP World, Emaar and Sharjah locked in money at 2.7-3.9% in 2019-21, and rolling it now costs 180-335 bps…
Pricier debt pushes regional issuers into AED, offshore RMB, and JOD sukuk
Plus: MNT-Halan closes its private placement 11.2x oversubscribed
Saudi’s second mortgage-backed securitization is coming with top credit ratings
The securitized sukuk bundles SAR 420 mn of mortgages from six lenders
Kuwaiti banks pull half their deposits from the CBK in 9M 2026
Nearly all of the drop came after the CBK eased liquidity rules in March, and the regulator has started lending…
The IMF wants Lebanon’s Financial Gap Law to hold the line on hierarchy of claims, but the Central Bank wants carve-outs
The longer the standoff runs, the more the losses keep landing on depositors and taxpayers while the banks clean up…
Global asset managers deepen Gulf presence with new offices and bns in commitments
Plus: PIF is adding fixed income to the list of things it pays outsiders to run
Qatar borrows at a war premium while QIA invests as if there’s none
QIA spent the same week committing USD 20 bn to JP Morgan and clearing the last antitrust hurdle on Paramount's…
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