Tuesday, 24 May 2011

AXIS, Saudi Telecom’s Indonesian Subsidiary Completes USD 1.2 Billion Financing

AXIS, Saudi Telecom’s Indonesian Subsidiary Completes USD 1.2 Billion Financing


AXIS, the Indonesian subsidiary of Saudi Telecom Company announced on 23 May 2011, the signing of a USD 1.2 billion financing deal with a tenor of 7.5 years with local and international financial institutions. The deal comprises three facilities: a USD450 million Murabaha commercial facility, arranged by Deutsche Bank and HSBC and underwritten by Deutsche Bank and Saudi British Bank (SABB); a USD400 million facility for equipment purchases from Huawei, underwritten by China Development Bank; and a USD350 million facility for equipment purchases from Ericsson, arranged by HSBC and backed by EKN, the Swedish Export Credit Agency. All facilities have been structured in a sharia compliant manner.

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