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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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The Emirate of Sharjah has mandated banks for a dollar Formosa bond. Some say the market is becoming an increasingly popular one for emerging market issuers to tap. -
Oman, one of only two junk-rated sovereigns in the Gulf region, is tapping lenders for up to $2bn, as some say it could not find the right conditions in the bond market. According to bankers familiar with the deal, credit risk considerations are foremost and the sovereign will have to pay up to borrow.
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Bankers and investors say FIG issuance will return to the fore after a sovereign-dominated first half of the year. Three bank issuers this week showed that the market is open for non-sovereign issuers. As fears of a second wave of Covid-19 infections and November's US presidential elections threaten volatility, some say the usually quiet summer period may be inundated with EM issuance.
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Hikma, a Jordanian company listed in London, hit screens this week, raking in cash and proving appetite for credits along the rating spectrum.
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A flurry of emerging market deals on Tuesday were proof, according to bankers, that bond investors are moving down the credit curve. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan launched a senior unsecured dollar benchmark, while Sibur, the Russian investment grade petrochemical company, was also set to finalise a dollar deal on Tuesday afternoon.
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Dubai port logistics operator DP World, tested the boundaries of emerging market investor risk appetite this week as it priced at $1.5bn sukuk hybrid deal.
