VOL. XXXV

NO. 2

14-OCTOBER-1991

Financial and Banking News

Regional Financing

Aggressive Pricing Will Make Kuwaiti Loan Hard to Swallow

The 1/2% spread over Libor being offered on Kuwait's five-year $5bn loan isbeing described by bankers as too fine and many are predicting that J.P. Morganwill have a hard job with the general syndication, even if it is able to rely onKuwait's traditional relationship banks to cover the underwriting. Fees on thedeal have not been disclosed but these may provide a...