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The Gulf kingdom is trying to tackle a very wide deficit and sky-high debt to GDP
Saudi government-related bond issuance is 20% up year-on-year
The bank has a business model different to other Gulf issuers
Bond pricing for the mining company started about 43bp back of its parent
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  • Saudi Electricity Co, which is majority-owned by the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has raised its debut green sukuk — making it the first green bond ever issued by a Saudi issuer, just months after the Ministry of Finance raised a green export credit agency-backed syndicated loan.
  • Rating: B2/B+/B+
  • The Kingdom of Bahrain, one of only two sub-investment grade sovereigns in the typically highly rated Gulf, tapped investors this week for its second bond of the year. The deal comes just weeks after Bahrain increased its debt ceiling, as Gulf states grapple with the impact of low oil prices and Covid-19 on their spending plans.
  • State-owned Saudi Electricity Co is set to debut in the still nascent green sukuk market, making it only a handful of issuers across the world to do so.
  • The Kingdom of Bahrain, one of only two sub-investment grade sovereigns in the Gulf, is tapping markets for its second bond of the year. The mandate comes just weeks after Bahrain increased its debt ceiling as Gulf states grapple with the impact of low oil prices and Covid-19 on their spending plans.
  • The Commercial Bank of Qatar has mandated banks for a dollar-denominated benchmark bond — the latest in a string of Qatari banks to enter international debt markets in recent months.