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Wider currency mix helped meet demand for high grade paper with attractive yields from the region
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
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Dubai Islamic Bank finishes the roadshow for its additional tier one bond on Wednesday. The market is eagerly awaiting pricing details and though no call has yet been confirmed, bankers and investors are expecting the bank to redeem its outstanding tier one in March. -
First Abu Dhabi Bank’s five year sukuk benchmark, which has raised a book of $2bn so far, is prompting renewed discussion over fair representation of joint lead manager interest in Middle East bonds.
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Confidence is sweeping through the CEEMEA bond market as huge volumes for some of 2018’s most maligned issuers have pushed volumes up to record breaking levels for the first fortnight of a year. But despite the strong start, some bankers are concerned that the difficulties of last year are a whisker away from making a comeback. Francesca Young, Lewis McLellan and Sam Kerr report.
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Emerging markets got off to a cracking start for the year this week with a slew of sovereign deals hitting screens. High quality, low beta sovereigns Israel and Slovenia began proceedings with impressive euro deals.
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Saudi Arabia's $7.5bn bond, issued on Wednesday, met with little resistance from investors, despite international condemnation of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi at the country's consulate in Istanbul last year. The lead managers built a $27bn book for the deal.
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Israel rounded out an immensely successful opening week of 2019 for emerging market sovereign bond issues with its largest deal ever. The borrower raised €2.5bn of 10 and 30 year debt, pushing out its curve and printing at its tightest ever spread for a euro deal.
