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Well known banker moves to take MD role
Central banks in the region have stepped in with support and lenders are thought unlikely to let sub debt extend
Higher prices and concessions mean many issuers will wait for better days
International banks still hiring
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  • Taqa, the Abu Dhabi National Energy Co, is in the market on Thursday for its first 30 year bond since 2006.
  • First Abu Dhabi Bank's global head of loan capital markets, a veteran in the syndicated loans market, has resigned from the bank after five years in the role.
  • Islamic Development Bank on Wednesday priced a five year sukuk bond, coming to market alongside Samba, a Saudi Arabia based bank. The deals are the latest in a flood of Middle East issuance that has raised $13.35bn this week alone.
  • Three borrowers from the Middle East came to market on Tuesday, raising a combined $3.35bn from five tranches across the curve. The deals come on top of a period of heavy supply, including Abu Dhabi’s $10bn triple trancher on Monday.
  • DP World has become the third Middle Eastern borrower to launch a sustainable finance framework — a preparatory move ahead of a debut green bond. More issuers from the Middle East are expected to follow suit.
  • Abu Dhabi printed a huge $10bn bond on Monday with no roadshow and a 30 year tranche that was 20bp tighter in spread than its last bond of the same maturity printed in 2017. But though the deal seems to have been triumphant for Abu Dhabi, the notes were around 2bp wider on Wednesday and investors are fretting that large EM supply is causing some indigestion in the market.