November, 2019

• 19 November

  DIB closes landmark 5-year $750mn sukuk

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), successfully closed a $750 million 5-year Sukuk with a profit rate of 2.950 percent per annum, which is equivalent to 140bps over the 5-year Mid Swap Rate. The transaction is DIB’s second foray into the international capital markets in 2019, first being a $750mn Additional Tier 1 sukuk priced earlier this year. The ...

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• 19 November

  Sanad completes delivery of its 12th engine to Etihad

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Sanad Capital (Sanad), the aerospace asset leasing and financial solutions company, has completed delivery of its 12th engine to Etihad Airways. The delivery marks the final tranche of a $280 million, 12 engine deal signed between the two Abu Dhabi aerospace companies in 2016. The 12-year sale and lease-back agreement between Etihad Airways and Sanad, ...

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• 19 November

  Fed’s money-market fix may affect where people park cash

  

  Bloomberg While the Federal Reserve has said short-term interest rates are back under control following September’s upheaval, its solution may be having knock-on effects for money-market investors. The amount of cash that was parked at the central bank’s facility for overnight reverse-repurchase agreements spiked to $27 billion. That’s the most since the end of the first half of 2019, when ...

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• 19 November

  Zimbabwe central bank halves key rate to 35%

  

  Bloomberg Zimbabwe’s central bank halved its key interest rate to 35%, joining the finance ministry in efforts to revive an economy hobbled by years of mismanagement. The decision reverses a move by the southern African nation’s newly formed Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in September, which raised the rate from 50%. It follows the unveiling last week of the 2020 budget ...

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• 19 November

  Vietnam central bank cuts deposit rate cap

  

  Bloomberg The State Bank of Vietnam, in its latest easing move, cut its interest-rate cap for dong deposits and ordered lenders to lower interest rates to support key business sectors. The limit on interest rates was cut to 5% from 5.5% for dong deposits with maturities of one month to less than 6 months, the central bank said in a ...

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• 19 November

  British pound may soar or crash post polls: HSBC

  

  Bloomberg “Nothing is priced in,” said David Bloom, global head of foreign-exchange strategy at HSBC Holdings Plc, in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “The political outcome will determine the future of the currency.” An election result that paves the way to a UK-European Union deal on Brexit could send the pound up to $1.45 by the end of next year. ...

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• 19 November

  IMF chief hails Germany’s climate, fiscal plans

  

  Bloomberg The German government should be applauded for its plans for fiscal stimulus and climate, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. “I want to say we have to give credit to the German authorities,” Georgieva, who took on the role last month, said in a Bloomberg TV interview, pointing to fiscal support contained in next year’s ...

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• 19 November

  End of line for BOJ has Kuroda talking up fiscal firepower

  

  Bloomberg Bank of Japan Governor (BoJ) Haruhiko Kuroda’s role as the prime focus for efforts to revive the world’s third-largest economy is coming to an end. An unprecedented level of concern about damaging side effects of Japan’s multi-decade experiment with ultra-low interest rates has gripped policy makers, regulators and legislators. The key takeaway: fiscal policy is set for a more ...

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• 19 November

  Sharjah Stamp exhibition opens

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Mohammed Sultan Al Qadi, Chairman of Emirates Post Group, on Tuesday inaugurated the 10th edition of the Sharjah Stamp Exhibition at Mega Mall Sharjah, set to witness a debut by China and Pakistan, besides Australia, New Zealand, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. The exhibition is being organised by the Emirates Philatelic Association (EPA), in cooperation ...

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• 19 November

  ION begins operations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM ION, the UAE-based sustainable transport company, which was announced in 2018 as a joint venture between Bee’ah and Crescent Enterprises, has now set up operations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. The first ever green mobility solutions provider of its kind in the region was officially inaugurated during a ceremony attended by Badr Jafar, CEO of ...

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