GCC
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Sovereign has taken out two-thirds of the year's international funding plan in one swoop -
The facility is being used to drive Saudi investment in industries away from petrochemicals
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Sovereign jumps in to make a start on gargantuan funding plans
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The Kuwaiti bank was one of GCC's first issuers in 2024
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Hybrid bonds are rare in the Gulf and even harder to find in Africa
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ESG issuance has surged from the Middle East since its first appearance in 2017
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Deal got done with local institutions and finished 2.1 times oversubscribed. International and retail accounts were irked by E&P’s share price tumble
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Internationally marketed IPO pays off as ‘global’ investors come in
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The country is the only purely sub-investment grade issuer left in the GCC
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OQ’s Base Industries IPO will be a local deal as slump in shares of E&P sister company was a “wake-up call” for international investors
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Sovereign's $2bn outing in February was a huge success
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Dubai bank 'impresses with ESG narrative', but opinion divided on instrument's effect to pricing
