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The Rise of Digital Debt Securities in the Middle East

By Alex Roussos & James Osun-Sanmi on March 24, 2026
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Let’s get digital – the Middle East has been working toward broader adoption of digital debt securities, driven by government-led transformation agendas, regulatory frameworks, and an appetite for financial innovation.

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Alex Roussos focuses his practice on Capital Markets and Finance. He has more than 20 years of experience advising on debt, regulatory capital, hybrid, and equity-linked capital markets transactions for governments, international and regional financial institutions and large corporate entities across the Middle…

Alex Roussos focuses his practice on Capital Markets and Finance. He has more than 20 years of experience advising on debt, regulatory capital, hybrid, and equity-linked capital markets transactions for governments, international and regional financial institutions and large corporate entities across the Middle East and internationally.

Alex advises clients on cross-border transactions, including publicly listed bond and sukuk (Shari’ah-compliant) offerings, high yield and investment grade debt offerings, both Rule 144A and Regulation S, regulatory capital (Basel III) issuances and liability management exercises and has been at the forefront of developments around Islamic financing techniques and new Sharia’h standards.

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Photo of James Osun-Sanmi James Osun-Sanmi

James Osun-Sanmi has over ten years’ experience advising on capital markets and finance transactions, focusing on conventional and Islamic international debt capital markets transactions. He advises financial institutions, corporate clients, government-related entities and sovereigns on standalone issuances, programmes, regulatory capital, corporate hybrids and…

James Osun-Sanmi has over ten years’ experience advising on capital markets and finance transactions, focusing on conventional and Islamic international debt capital markets transactions. He advises financial institutions, corporate clients, government-related entities and sovereigns on standalone issuances, programmes, regulatory capital, corporate hybrids and liability management (including tender offers and consent solicitations). His experience spans both Regulation S and Rule 144A debt issuances inside the GCC and globally.

James handles complex financial transactions and has worked with obligors, managers and Shari’a scholars to structure sukuk issuances and re-structure trust certificate issuance programs following changes to Shari’a standards. James also advises on green and sustainable bond and sukuk finance.

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