Today, Gulf banks are increasingly looking east – to markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei – as strategic alternatives for capital raising. Private placements, Formosa bonds and rising interest in Panda bonds are providing new avenues to tap Asia’s capital markets.
The appeal lies in a combination of factors: competitive pricing; growing demand from Asian institutional investors; access to longer tenors; and the opportunity to diversify away from traditional investor pools. For large and increasingly sophisticated Gulf issuers, this eastward shift enhances financial resilience, widens
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