Financial South Africa bond yields at 1 month highs, rand drags prices JOHANNESBURG: The rand fell against the dollar on Tuesday, reflecting weakness in emerging market currencies as investor Published 06 Mar, 2012 06:40pm
Financial Egypt sells 1bn Egyptian pounds of 7-year bonds CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold 1 billion Egyptian pounds ($165.8 million) in reopened seven-year bonds at an auction o Published 05 Mar, 2012 11:58am
Financial Mauritius 364-day T-bill yield slips to 4.43pc PORT LOUIS: Mauritius sold 300 million rupees ($10.3 million) worth of 364-day Treasury bills at auction on Monday at a Published 05 Mar, 2012 11:44am
Financial South Africa bonds extend losses, market doubt budget targets JOHANNESBURG: South African government bonds extended losses on Thursday as the market doubted that Finance Minister Pra Published 23 Feb, 2012 07:02am
Financial Almarai to issue Islamic bond JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's Almarai Co, the Gulf's biggest dairy firm by market value, plans to start a road show this week t Published 19 Feb, 2012 06:00am
Financial South African rand weaker, bonds trim losses after auction JOHANNESBURG : South African government bonds and the rand weakened on Tuesday as rising global risk appetite dented dem Published 14 Feb, 2012 06:20pm
Financial Bunds rally after Moody's mass downgrade Bunds rally after Moody's mass downgrade LONDON: German government bonds rose at Tuesday's open after rating agency Moody's cut Italy and Spain among others and Published 14 Feb, 2012 10:34am
Middle East Africa Fixed Income Telecom giant Zain 2011 profit slides 73pc KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti telecom giant Zain net profit dived 73 percent last year mainly because the 2010 profit included a Published 14 Feb, 2012 10:15am
Financial Yield rises at Egypt 266-day T-bill auction CAIRO: The yield on Egyptian treasury bills rose at an auction on Sunday, and the central bank sold the entire 3.5 billi Published 12 Feb, 2012 11:50am
Financial Saudi Mobily signs $2.7bn loan refinancing DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) signed a 10 billion riyals ($2.67 billion) sharia-compliant loan refinanc Published 12 Feb, 2012 07:30am
Financial South African bonds fall ahead of weekly auction JOHANNESBURG: South African sovereign bonds weakened against the dollar on Tuesday before a weekly auction at which the Published 31 Jan, 2012 09:02am
Financial Yield at Egypt T-bill auction rises, size reduced CAIRO: Egypt's central bank cut back on the amount of 273-day treasury bills it was prepared to sell at an auction on Su Published 29 Jan, 2012 12:57pm
Financial Zain Saudi Arabia to extend $2.6bn facility JEDDAH: Zain Saudi Arabia said it has approval to extend the maturity of its 9.75 billion riyal ($2.6 billion) Islamic f Published 28 Jan, 2012 07:41am
Financial South Africa to auction 2018, 2020 and 2031 govt bonds JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Treasury said on Wednesday it would issue 2.1 billion rand ($263.60 million) spread between Published 25 Jan, 2012 09:38am
Middle East Africa Fixed Income South African bond yields rise on hawkish central bank JOHANNESBURG : South African government bond yields rose after the Reserve Bank kept its key repo rate on hold on Thursd Published 19 Jan, 2012 06:09pm
Financial South African bonds weaken JOHANNESBURG : South Africa 's government bonds weakened and yields edged higher, while the rand firmed slightly afte Published 19 Jan, 2012 02:09pm
Financial South Africa to auction 2017 and 2021 bonds next week JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Treasury said on Wednesday it would issue 1.1 billion rand ($136 million) of its 2017 bon Published 18 Jan, 2012 09:37am
Financial South African govt bonds firmer ahead of first auction JOHANNESBURG: South African government bonds firmed slightly on Tuesday ahead of the year's first weekly debt auction, w Published 10 Jan, 2012 08:22am
Financial South Africa to auction 2018 and 2031 govt bonds JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Treasury said on Wednesday it would issue 1.1 billion rand ($136.91 million) worth of the Published 04 Jan, 2012 10:09am
Financial Central bank accepts repos worth 22bn Eg pounds CAIRO: Egypt central bank accepted 22 billion Egyptian pounds ($3.65 billion) in seven-day repurchase agreements in the Published 27 Dec, 2011 09:12pm
Financial Kenya sells a quarter of 182-day T-bills NAIROBI: Kenya sold about a quarter of 182-day Treasury bills on offer at auction on Wednesday, as high inflation discou Published 22 Dec, 2011 08:16am
Financial South Africa to auction 2021 and 2031 govt bonds JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Treasury said on Wednesday it would sell 1.0 billion rand ($136.43 million) of the 2021 gov Published 07 Dec, 2011 09:34am
Middle East Africa Fixed Income Qatar defies global gloom with $5bn bond issue DUBAI: Qatar, the world's biggest natural gas exporter, has raised $5 billion with its first sovereign bond issue in two Published 30 Nov, 2011 07:17am
Financial Qatar selling at least $1.5bn in 5, 10, 30-year debt DUBAI: Qatar plans to raise at least $1.5 billion from a tri-tranche dollar bond sale on Tuesday, adding a 30-year porti Published 29 Nov, 2011 09:08pm
Financial South African govt bonds gain on weak GDP data JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's government bonds firmed against the dollar on Tuesday after weaker-than-expected economic Published 29 Nov, 2011 11:46am
Financial Falcon's UAE AUM hits $1bn as investors ABU DHABI: Falcon Private Bank, owned by Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments, will achieve its target of $1 billion assets und Published 12 Nov, 2011 04:42pm
Financial South Africa's rand weak, bonds hold steady before auction JOHANNESBURG: The rand weakened for the third straight day against the dollar on Tuesday, tracking global markets depres Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:28am
Financial Nigeria to issue diaspora bond in 2012 LONDON: Nigeria will issue a diaspora bond next year to raise funds for infrastructure and development projects, the hea Published 03 Nov, 2011 07:47am
Financial IPIC eyes two-tranche dollar bond DUBAI: Abu Dhabi investment vehicle International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) plans to issue a dual-tranche, benchmar Published 27 Oct, 2011 12:01pm
Middle East Africa Fixed Income Kenya T-bill, bond yields rise at sale, demand poor NAIROBI : The yields on Kenya 's 182-day Treasury bill and 2-year Treasury bond rose in a poorly subscribed auction on Published 26 Oct, 2011 03:41pm