“Despite the challenging backdrop, the MENA region continues to outperform both in terms of overall volumes as well as robust investor sponsorship globally,” says Salman Ansari, head of capital markets west, covering MENA, Europe and the Americas. “One theme that best encapsulates the capital markets activity in our region is that of remarkable resilience against macro headwinds.”
Standard Chartered has dominated the sovereigns, FIG and corporates league tables during this time, which Ansari puts down to the bank’s client-centric approach.
“Client needs are at front and centre of everything we do,” he says. “Based on their key strategic and financing objectives, we ensure to consistently deliver and outperform issuer expectations by leveraging our leading credit markets platform.”