ES Bankers (Dubai), part of Espirito Santo group, has been restricted from taking or paying deposits, and is required to maintain and preserve its assets, the DFSA said.
Middle East investors bought 87 per cent of the Goldman sukuk, while 11 per cent went to Europe and two per cent to Asian investors, a document from lead arrangers showed.
Mashreq also has no interest in any of Standard Chartered’s UAE operations, CEO Abdul Aziz al-Ghurair said on the sidelines of a company event in Dubai.
The Capital Market Authority has issued rules covering such trade and will immediately start receiving requests from companies to conduct it, the authority said.
No reason was given in the statement for the extension, which moves the closing date for investors to buy shares in the initial public offer to September 30.
The purchase comes after QNB acquired a 12.5 per cent stake in Ecobank from Nigerian “bad bank” Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) this month.
The Clean Fuels Project will upgrade and expand two of the Gulf Arab state’s largest existing refineries with a focus on producing diesel and kerosene for export.
Talks are at a preliminary stage to sound out banks about what Dubal could raise in the loan market, the sources said on condition of anonymity because the information is not public.