Middle East Bonds
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Garanti Bank has debuted in an emerging market currency for the second time this month, while National Bank of Abu Dhabi added to a record breaking year of euro commercial paper issuance with sterling and dollar deals.
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The government of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) will begin a roadshow on Wednesday for a dollar denominated sukuk. -
Abu Dhabi bank Al Hilal has released price guidance on its five year debut sukuk, breaking a four month absence of Middle East sukuk deals from the market.
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Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) priced a $1bn five year bond on Thursday morning. It marked the first international deal from the Middle East in months and the first in conventional format from a Saudi borrower since 2010. The rarity value helped Sabic attract demand five times the deal size, but meant the outcome offered a limited illustration of appetite for other Middle East credits.
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Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) launched a $1bn five year bond on Thursday morning. It marked the first international deal from the Middle East in months and the first in conventional format from a Saudi borrower since 2010. The rarity value helped Sabic attract demand five times the deal size, but meant the outcome offered a limited illustration of appetite for other Middle East credits.
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Saudi Hollandi Bank hopes to sell Basel III compliant sukuk in a private sale and has asked shareholders to approve the plans.
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Almarai has given guidance of 200bp over six-month Libor as it looks to issue SR1.7bn ($453m) of perpetual tier one sukuk – the first of its kind from a Gulf corporate borrower.
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The Islamic Development Bank plans to issue up to $1bn of dollar sukuk next year but has decided not to tap the dollar market again in 2013.
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The Islamic Development Bank plans to issue up to $1bn of dollar sukuk next year but has decided not to tap the dollar market again in 2013.
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The Central Bank of Bahrain has doubled its monthly issue of sukuk al-salam to BD36m ($95.7m), from last month’s BD18m.
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Turkey has seized upon improving markets to push ahead with plans to issue a second dollar benchmark sukuk. The sovereign has picked banks and lined up roadshows next week in the Middle East and Asia.
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Bahrain-based investment house Arcapita is back on the secondary market radar, having emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week with plans to issue a $550m perpetual sukuk.
