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United Arab Emirates : DU inks $100 million financing deal with STANDARD CHARTERED [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (Du) has inked a $100 million financing deal with a leading international banking group, Standard Chartered. "As part of the company's commitment to regularly review its funding requirements we have signed a financing deal with Standard Chartered. The debt will optimise liquidity levels and allow us to fund both short and medium term capital expenditure in the most effective and efficient manner. We are pleased to have agreed the loan on good terms, benefitting from the currently favourable market conditions," said Osman Sultan, CEO of Du. "Since its establishment, Du has been playing a key role in the development of the telecommunications sector in the country and the region and we are proud to extend our support to this esteemed organisation. The UAE is one of Standard Chartered's key markets globally and we pride ourselves as a Bank that has deep relationships within this community. This financing facilitates Du's international vendor purchases and is yet another example of our firm commitment and continuous support to our clients in the UAE," said Jonathan Morris, Chief Executive, Standard Chartered UAE. Combined with the debt facilities recently agreed with DBS and National Bank of Abu Dhabi, the financing deal with Standard Chartered will provide Du the financial flexibility to fund the future growth of the business. Du, last month, inked a $500m club debt facility with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. It moreover inked a $100m financing deal with the Dubai branch of Singapore-headquartered DBS Bank, a leading financial services group in Asia, fund the purchase of equipment from Huawei to boost network performance and operations in HSPA+, LTE and Advanced LTE. (c) 2013 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |