Following the first week of online voting, National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and EmiratesNBD have emerged as frontrunners on the leader boards for the ‘Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East Awards’.
NBAD is involved in 17 deals in the Top-3 position, while EmiratesNBD is amongst the arranger in 16. Other banks in strong positions at the half-way point are HSBC (15), Citi (13), Standard Chartered (12) and Mashreq (10).
Amongst issuer/borrowers, Emirates Airline’s ECG sukuk sits at the top of the leader board in four categories, while flydubai’s sukuk leads in two.
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