Middle East Bonds
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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. -
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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Emerging Market Bond House of the Year
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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.
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Oman could launch its first public market sukuk as early as next week following the announcement of plans for an investor call to be held on Monday.
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Gulf banks brought much needed variety to the sukuk market this week with single-A rated Qatar Islamic and double-B rated Albaraka Banking Group offering debt at both ends of the rating and capital spectra.
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Oman Electricity Transmission Company seems to have timed it right for a $500m 10 year trade just days before a likely sovereign downgrade, with the issuer managing to price its deal well inside where analysts spotted fair value.
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Oman Electricity Transmission Company timed it right for a $500m 10 year trade on Tuesday just days before a likely sovereign downgrade, with the issuer managing to price its deal well inside where analysts spotted fair value.
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New deals from the Middle East and Africa are beginning to flow as EM’s hot run gathers momentum. In the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Electricity Co (Seco) and Oman Electricity Transmission are exploring dollar opportunities as Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank plots a comeback. Further south and west, Senegal has picked leads for a dollar comeback as the market awaits the results of Ivory Coast’s RFP.
