Barwa Bank Silver Sponsors of 6th Bonds, Loans and Sukuk Middle East Conference
Barwa Bank, Qatar's most progressive Shari’ah compliant service provider, was the Silver Sponsor of the 6th Annual Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East Conference, which took place from 2 to 3 June in Dubai.
Over two days, the Middle East’s largest corporate and investment banking event gathered over 800 issuers, borrowers, investors, andbankers from top-tier institutions to discuss the latest developments in the local and international bond, syndicated loan, and Sukuk markets.Topics of discussion included the impact of low oil prices on the GCC markets and successful lending to the Real Estate and SME sectors.
Barwa Bank’s representative, Arsalaan Ahmed, Head of Capital Financing, joined two panel discussions, the first of which centred on the potential of non-traditional Sukuk as a template for future issuance and a bridge between Islamic investors and global borrowers, and the second of which tackled financing the GCC real estate in capital markets, covering construction and asset-based finance, deal structuring for developers and contractors, and capital versus bank loan markets.
Barwa Bank’s sponsorship of the conference falls under larger efforts to support economic sustainability and prosperity in Qatar and the region, in which forward thinking and cross-border Shari'ah compliant banking is set to be a major driving force and contributor.
