2012

Press Coverage 2012

Exotix is regularly quoted in the financial press and other media. A list of articles with links where available can be found below.

 

DatePublicationTitle
16 MayThe National (main)Dana Gas $1bn sukuk a source of angst
16 MayFTUAE's first sukuk restructuring forecast
16 MayFT AlphavillePlug-pulling in Athens
15 MayGulf News (main)Crescent refuses to provide cash for Dana Gas' debt repayment
15 MayThe National (main)Dana Gas shareholder declines to fund $1bn sukuk in October
15 MayLa Repubblica (web)Saudi Fransi said to price $750 million debt at lowest GCC rate
15 MayAbu Dhabi National (web)Dana Gas $1bn sukuk a source of angst
14 MayWashington Post (web) / La Repubblica (web)Crescent says won't provide cash to Dana Gas for Sukuk repayment
11 MayFT Alphaville (web)Cypriot banks and some sneaky ELA
11 MayForexlive (blog)EuroView: Calling both sides?? Bluff in the Greek exit gamble
11 MayMarket News International (web)EuroView: Calling both sides' bluff in the Greek exit gamble
9 MayBBC World ServiceGabriel Sterne talks on Greece/Euro crisis with Ken Rogoff
9 MayGulf News (main)Default risk returns as bond maturity nears
3 MaySky NewsGabriel Sterne talks with Jeff Randall on Greek/French elections and the euro crisis
1 MayThe Gulf (main)A month in the Gulf
1 MayEuromoney (main)Dubai private equity firm seals key restructuring
1 MayReuters UK (web)UPDATE 2-Dubai DIFC unit upbeat on sukuk, swings to profit
 
DatePublication Title
30 AprilReutersEmerging markets hold breath as EU banks shrink
27 AprilThe National (main)Banks seek to soften impact of lending limits
27 AprilInvestment Europe (web)Exotix euro crisis focus on Portugal, Cyprus and Greece
27 AprilFT.com/AlphavilleFinally, a truly Popular bailout!
26 AprilFT AlphavilleWhen PSI is futile (but then again, Cyprus)
25 AprilAbu Dhabi National (web)Dubai holding proves to be sweet spot of emirate's recovery
25 AprilKhaleej TimesDubai sukuk sale raises $1.25b
25 AprilThe National (main)Dana Gas retains Blackstone for advice on $1bn bond restructuring
24 AprilBloombergDana Gas said to hire Blackstone to restructure $1 Billion Sukuk
23 AprilBusiness Live South Africa (web)Improved economic conditions strengthen Delta's dominance
20 AprilGulf Times (Qatar)Dubai has $12.2bn debt negotiations pending
19 AprilKhaleej Times (web & main)Dubai completes two-third of debt restructuring: Exotix
19 AprilZawya.com (web)Dubai Inc has $12.2b debt negotiations outstanding - Exotix
19 AprilReuters Global Investing (blog)Dubai banks feeling the heat
19 AprilFinancial Times (online)Dubai debt: don't mess with the emir
13 AprilArab News (main)Optimism toward Dubai lifting Nakheel's bonds
13 AprilSudan Tribune (web)Sudanese will start feeling the sting of austerity plan approved by parliament
11 AprilBusiness Intelligence Middle East (web)Credit default swaps: Lebanon safer than Dubai on loaded local lenders
9 AprilDow JonesDJ Market Talk: Myanmar Plays Rally; but event risks persist - DMG
7 AprilEast African Standard (web)CBK rate decision draws mixed reactions
6 AprilThe National (main)DIC wraps up deal for $2.5 bn debt restructure
6 AprilThe Wall Street Journal (US)(Money and Investing)In Myanmar, a Waiting Game
6 AprilThe Daily TelegraphDubai gains space to breath on loans
5 AprilReuters (web)UPDATE 2-Dubai agrees $2.5 bln debt deal for private equity arm
4 AprilInternational Herald TribuneNext hurdle for Greece? Bold-swap holdouts
4 AprilBloombergRepsol worst debt swaps on YPF seize threat: Corporate Finance
4 AprilCNBC (web)INSTANT VIEW 5-Kenya central bank holds policy rate at 18 pct
4 AprilThe New York Times (Main)Greece is in a Face-Off with it's bond holders
 
Date PublicationTitle
30 MarHandelsblattt (web)Investoren strauben sich gegen Umschuldung
30 MarThe National (main)Investors in distressed debt smell blood in Gulf
29 MarBloombergGreek Foreign-Law Bondholders Rebuff Debt Restructuring
28 MarDubib.com Standard Chartered hosts Emerging Markets Traders Assoication Forum in Dubai
27 MarFT AlphavilleThe Fund, arrears, and Greek Holdouts
26 MarFinancial News (main)Frontier bonds favour the brave
23 MarThe National (main)Oman's MB Petroleum 'black sheep' of assets
22 MarGulfbase (web)Bahrain economy slows to 1.3% QoQ growth in Q4
22 MarGulfbase (web)Troubled times for Gulf Finance House
22 MarZawya.comHedge funds complicate Mideast debt talks through legal action
22 MarBloombergEgypt biggest yield drop since revolt signals longer-term sales
21 MarThe National (main)Troubled times for Gulf Finance House
21 MarReutersMIDEAST DEBT-Arcapita Chapter 11 exception, not rule for Gulf
21 MarReutersUPDATE 1-Bahrain economy slows to 1.3 pct q/q growth in Q4
20 MarArabian Business (web)Dana Gas says cash owed by customers doubled to US$501m
20 MarFT AlphavilleIt's mostly fiscal (Transfer)
19 MarFT beyondbricsEgypt and the IMF: drawn out
19 MarThe National (main)Sun, sea and sand warm Dubai's prospects
18 MarThe National (main)Property will remain talk of the town
17 MarInternational Financing Review (main)Broker downgrades Dar Al Arkan's 2015 bonds
17 MarInternational Financing Review (main)Hedge fund steers Arcapita
16 MarThe Business Times (Singapore)Dubai's credit risk dips to 7-month low
14 MarFinancial Times (online)US hedge fund wins Dubai default case
13 MarOffice of the Prime Minister of St. Kitts & NevisInternational economist gives thumbs up to Federation's debt restructuring programme
13 MarBusiness Day (South Africa) (Main)New Greek bonds fail to attract investors
13 MarReuters (web)UPDATE 1-Dubai holding eyes sale of remaining stake in Axiom
13 MarReuters (web)MIDEAST DEBT- Dubai, Bahrain debt insurance costs converge
12 MarCNBC (web)Investors shun new Greek bonds
12 MarReuters Global Investing (Blog)Like Greece, but better?
12 MarReuters (web)High-yielding new Greek bonds fail to lure investors
12 MarReuters Global Investing (Blog)Venezuela: yields bed down on Chavez treatment
12 Mar ReutersHedge fund complicates Arcapita $1.1 bln debt deal
12 MarFinancial Times (web)Battling bondholders could cost a lot
11 MarFinancial Times (online)Emirates property developers consider merger
11 MarZawya.com (web)GCC dilemma
10 MarFinancial Times (main)Battling bondholders could cost a great deal - just ask Argentina
9 MarDubib.comEmirates airline's bond yield falls to record low
6 MarReutersECB's favored creditor status dulls bond buys impact
6 MarBloombergGabriel Sterne interview on Greece
5 MarFinancial Times (online&main)Anxiety mounts in Gulf over debt repayments
1 MarGulf Times (Qatar)Economic gloom shows signs of lifting in Egypt
1 MarReutersNew Greek bonds to price in high risk of default
1 MarThe News InternationalMoney flows into Saudi real estate bonds
 
DatePublicationTitle
29 FebReutersMiddle East Debt - Money flows into Saudi real estate bonds
29 FebGulf TimesGlobal offers equity in new $1.73bn restructuring
29 FebBloombergEIB said to get similar exemptions from Greece writedowns to ECB
28 FebZawya.comBahrain's Arcapita faces debt challenge
25 FebThe EconomistGreece's bailout - Rescue fatigue
22 FebTimes of Oman (Web)Emirates NBD mulls sale of bonds to repay debt
22 FebNew York TimesHedge Funds talk another look at Greek Debt
22 FebRadio 4Gabriel Sterne talks about the Greek debt situation on the Today Programme
21 FebBBC World ServiceGabriel Sterne talks on Greece
20 FebFT AlphavilleMetaphors to while the night away
20 FebReutersKazakh BTA bond near 7wk high on asset recovery hope
20 FebReutersUPDATE 2-Belize officials say gov't can meet debt payments
20 FebThe Wall Street Journal (Europe)A fuzzy target for ratio of Greek Debt to GDP
20 FebWall Street Journal (Newswire)Europe News - The numbers guy: A fuzzy target for ratio of Greek Debt to GDP
18 FebWall Street Journal (Main and online)A Hollow Target for Greek Debt
17 FebEuroweekSuperbond default fears cloud Belize rating
15 FebLa Repubblica (web) / Business WeekEmirates NBD fourth-quarter net drops 62%, misses estimates
14 FebBusiness Week (web)African top central banks turn on governments to curb prices
10 FebBloombergGabriel Sterne talks on Greece
8 FebFT AlphavilleGreek Funny Money
6 FebReuters (web)Dubai's JAFZA in bank talks over $2 bln sukuk maturity - sources
5 FebArabian Business (main)Dana Gas sukuk yields near record on payment risk
4 FebInternational Financing ReviewExotix doubts Dana Gas's ability to repay sukuk
4 FebBusiness Day Nigeria (web)Africa proves a resilient frontier in euro turmoil
3 FebReuters (web)''Vultures'' identify Portuguese debt as next target
2 FebZawya Dow JonesMarket Talk: Dana Gas Sukuk due Oct will likley be restructured-Exotix  
3 FebGulf NewsJafz, DIFC 'may need state help to pay debt'
3 FebBloombergAfrican top central banks turn on governments to curb prices
2 FebFinancial TimesFrontier equities: still out of favour

 

 

 
DatePublicationTitle
31 JanCNBCStuart Culverhouse talks on CNBC's ''investor clinic'' on alternative investing
31 JanBloombergDana Gas Sukuk yields near record on lack of payment strategy: Arab Credit
30 JanReuters South Africa (web)Africa Money - Zambia's zero intolerance
30 JanFortune (web)Europe to S&P, Fitch: Who cares?
30 JanReuters South Africa (web)Africa money - Zambia's zero intolerance
30 JanHuffington Post UK (Blog)Eurozone: European leaders meet as fears grow of a Greek default
28 JanInternational Financing Review (main)Zabeel's debt talks stall
28 JanInternational Financing Review (main)DHCOG sets timely repayment precendent
27 JanInvestment EuropeTime to buy Greek fixed income and equity is now, says Exotix
27 JanInvestment Week (web)Is now the time to snap up Greek debt?
27 JanForexLive (Blog)Euroview: Time for the ECB to break the Greek deadlock?
27 JanSky's Jeff RandallGabriel Sterne, Exotix Economist discusses Greece
27 JanFirst PostWhy it could pay hedge funds to force a Greek default
26 JanBBC NewsGabriel Sterne, Exotix Economist discusses Greece
26 JanBBC Today ProgrammeGabriel Sterne, Exotix Economist discusses Greece
26 JanBBC World Business Report TVGabriel Sterne, Exotix Economist discusses Greece
26 JanGulf Times (Qatar)Dubai passes February debt test but more loom
25 JanProject Finance International (main)DANA Appoints Deutsche Bank
25 JanFinancial Times (online)IMF takes tougher stance over Greek debt
25 JanThe Business Times (Singapore) | Kuwait TimesTalks to restructure Zabeel's 6b dirham debt fizzle out
25 JanReuters (UK) | Gulf Times | Arabian BusinessMiddle East Debt: Dubai passes Feb debt test but more loom
24 JanAsia Legal Business (web)Dubai's Zabeel Investments' $1.6bln debt talks stall - sources
24 JanCNBC (web)Investors Clinic: Stuart Culverhouse on Frontier Markets
23 JanBloombergDefaulted Ivory Coast Eurobonds rally
21 JanSteel Guru (web)Dana Gas appoints advisor for USD 920 million convertible sukuk
21 JanInternational Financing Review (main)Dana Gas appoints financial adviser
20 JanEmirates Financial News (web)Uncertainty over sukuk payments puts Dana Gas....
18 JanBusiness Intelligence Middle East (web)Dana Gas says it will honour debt payments amid concern on US$1 billion Sukuk
17 JanKuwait Times (main)Dana Gas could let its bondholders burn
17 JanKuwait Times (main)Saudi stocks make largest decline in 4 weeks
17 JanReuters (web)UPDATE 3-Dana hires Deutsche for problem sukuk-sources
17 JanFinancial TimesAfrican beer: brewing returns
16 JanThe Economist Watch the Greeks, not the agencies
16 JanArabian Business (web)Lender SABB gains after Q4 results; index slips
13 JanFT AlphavilleDealing with Greece's biggest holdout
13 JanArab Times (Kuwait) (main)Gulf markets muted ahead of Q4 earnings
13 JanThe National (main)Dana shares run out of gas
12 JanArab News (web)Gulf markets muted ahead of Q4 earnings
12 JanArabian Business (web)UAE's Dana Gas at 2-year low; most markets dip
12 JanReuters (web)Kazakh BTA bondholders may force $8bln debt repayment
12 JanReutersBank default threat tarnishing Kazakh assets
12 JanBloombergAbu Dhabi's first Gulf Bank Sukuk to yield less than Dubai peer
10 JanNew Zealand HeraldWorld shares up as China, Alcoa fuel hope
10 JanZero HedgeHedge funds now hold future of Europe hostage
10 JanReutersHedge fund lock horns with IMF on Greek debt
1 JanThe BankerRemaking the Eurozone
1 JanThe BankerSenegal looks to preserve good habits