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The company has enjoyed two rating upgrades since its last sukuk issuance
Some price discovery needed due to sukuk format and long tenor
Oil giant's bonds were priced no more than 15bp over the sovereign's curve
The Gulf kingdom is trying to tackle a very wide deficit and sky-high debt to GDP
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First Abu Dhabi Bank printed $900m of senior floating rate notes on Thursday, using the format for the second time this year. Although interest rates are expected to fall this year, investors seemed happy to commit funds to the product.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank has courted Taiwanese investors yet again, this time raising $900m from a Formosa bond. -
Rates are low and keep getting lower, so investors are having to turn to higher yielding forms of debt to put their money to work and get a respectable return. Issuers, particularly in the Middle East, are happy to oblige as far as their regulatory capital needs will allow.
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A pair of emerging market banks placed MTNs this week. In Australian dollars, Banco del Estado de Chile printed a 10 year note on Tuesday, while on Monday, Qatar National bank placed short end dollar paper.
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Burgan Bank has announced a roadshow for an additional tier one bond, following Sharjah Islamic Bank’s debut in the format.
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Investment firms BlackRock and KKR have signed a $3.275bn loan to support a pipeline partnership with the United Arab Emirate’s state-owned oil company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), according to bankers. The agreement sparked interest among market participants, who expect an increase in public-private partnerships in the Middle East energy industry, some of which are likely to be financed through traditional capital markets. Mariam Meskin reports.
