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Even as USTs stay near 5%, supply expected to pick up
Elevated new issue premiums to battle issuer desire to avoid more volatility
◆ The threat of US corporate issuance to European borrowers ◆ The new funding environment for Middle East banks ◆ Reviving UK equity capital markets
As war drags on, banks are boosting hoards of cash after deposit outflows
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  • The first issuer representing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a federal entity came to market this week. The deal was part of a trio from the Middle East, none of which offered investors anything in the way of new issue concession.
  • The first issuer representing the United Arab Emirates as a federal entity came to market this week. Emirates Development Bank raised $750m with a five year, surprising market participants with an aggressive pricing strategy.
  • Bahrain plans to raise debt in capital markets over the next year, and bankers believe it should get a positive response from the market as the country is expected to continue recovering from a period of economic instability.
  • Qatar International Islamic Bank sold its $500m five year sukuk on Tuesday, printing 25bp inside initial price guidance from an order book that reached $4bn in the first international sukuk deal from Qatar since May 2017.
  • Almarai, the largest dairy company in the Middle East, sold its $500m five year sukuk on Tuesday having drawn a huge $5.3bn of demand for the deal — the first from a Saudi investment grade private corporate issuer.
  • Emirates Development Bank, an agency guaranteed by the United Arab Emirates, hit screens for its debut five year Reg S benchmark on Wednesday, with initial price thoughts that looked promising to bankers away from the deal.