Middle East Bonds
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Union National Bank (UNB) has announced plans to return to the dollar bond market after an absence of nearly two years. -
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is still in talks with investors about a possible green bond, according to the lead managers, despite rumours that the planned deal will not go ahead due to disputes over pricing.
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Emerging market bonds opened 10bp-15bp wider on Monday giving issuers plenty of reason to sit and digest a sell-off following a months-long positive run. However, bankers said that more attractive valuations would be a positive for investors.
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Burgan Bank opened the senior dollar market for Kuwaiti lenders on Wednesday with a well received $500m five year bond.
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Emaar Properties made a triumphant return to the sukuk market on Wednesday with a tightly priced 10 year dollar bond.
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Burgan Bank set price guidance for its dollar market debut on Wednesday morning after amassing more than $1bn of orders.
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Gulf supply remained the dominant theme in CEEMEA bonds again this week as markets reopened in buoyant mood after Monday’s US holiday.
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Kuwait's Burgan Bank emerged with initial price thoughts for an inaugural senior dollar deal on Tuesday morning.
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Bond supply from the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region could resume as early as Tuesday as bankers reported positive feedback from two sets of investor meetings.
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The first deals of what is set to be an autumn glut of bond supply from the Middle East suggest many investors have forgotten about a host of fear factors, including some at the heart of the region’s rocketing international debt funding needs this year. But market participants are wary of the effect of a huge print due from Saudi Arabia, writes Virginia Furness.
