Middle East Bonds
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Qatar’s debt sold off sharply on Monday after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic relations, as well as all land and sea contacts, with the gas-rich state. Bankers recall a similar “flare up” in 2014, but are concerned about stability in the region’s financial markets. -
Ratings agency Moody’s opined on the Middle East after market close on Friday, with the United Arab Emirates seeing a better outlook while Qatar’s creditworthiness took a hit. Qatar’s rating was cut from Aa2 to Aa3 with a stable outlook on the back of a weakening in the sovereign’s external debt to GDP levels and uncertainty around where growth will come from in the medium term.
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Not only is the CEEMEA bond market red hot and smashing through issuance records, there were also signs this week of its developing maturity, writes Virginia Furness.
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Oman made its public market sukuk debt on Tuesday to raise $2bn with a well-supported trade. While bankers on the deal argued that Oman achieved a “sukuk discount”, others said the deal came flat to its conventional curve.
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Strong support from regional investors helped Bahrain’s Al Baraka Banking Group achieve substantial price tightening for the first ever bond issue from a non-investment grade Gulf bank on Tuesday.
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Oman made its public market sukuk debt on Tuesday to raise $2bn with a well supported trade. While bankers on the deal argued that Oman achieved a “sukuk discount,” others said the deal came flat to its conventional curve.
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A $2bn tap from Oman on Tuesday has pushed the CEEMEA bond market into record territory. Bond issuance stands at $100.2bn, surpassing 2013's record of $99.7bn over the same period.
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Oman’s debut sukuk was storming to success by lunchtime on Monday with books for the seven year note hitting $5.2bn.
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Kuwait’s national champion National Bank of Kuwait is book building for a rare five year senior bond following the sovereign's successful $8bn debut in March.
