China’s $1.7 trillion hangover

China’s $1.7 trillion hangover

Up to 40% of China’s $1.7 trillion LGFV loans are at high risk of default. What’s a panicking Beijing to do?

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June 2006

Saudi Arabia: Sabic to issue a multi-billion riyal Islamic bond


Saudi petrochemicals company Sabic will issue domestic sukuk bonds with a total value of at least SR1 billion ($267 million), according to the company’s financial vice-president, Mutlaq al-Morished. The bond should be finalized this month or next, with huge demand expected from the paper-hungry local market.


By Alex Warren

“The minimum amount we expect to generate is SR1 billion,” says al-Morished, “but this could reach up to SR3 billion. We have been talking to Saudi British Bank about arranging the deal, and interest in the issue has already been extremely high in Saudi Arabia.”

Riyadh-listed Sabic is owned 70% by the Saudi government and 30% by GCC investors, which has led some analysts to consider the sukuk as effectively a sovereign issue...


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