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Investors are still showing big demand for the Dubai real estate firm's sukuk despite two sell-offs in a year
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
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Omantel has released price guidance for its long five and 10 year dual tranche bond at a level one EM trader in London is calling “real cheap” at 100bp over the Oman sovereign curve. -
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has opened books on a dual tranche deal, its first since 2016, which bankers say is an encouraging sign that markets are normalising after a choppy week driven by geopolitical risk.
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Some 10 months after the eruption of the Gulf diplomatic crisis last summer, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have proved that the market is big enough for both of them, printing $11bn and $12bn deals respectively, and garnering a combined book exceeding $100bn.
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The State of Qatar had taken orders of $32.5bn by lunchtime on Thursday, putting to bed any concerns that Saudi Arabia’s $11bn trade would cannibalise demand for its regional rival. In fact the strong performance of Saudi’s paper in the secondary market has helped boost support for Qatar’s trade, according to a banker on the deal.
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Banks are preparing to finance Saudi Arabia’s first utility-scale wind power project, at Dumat Al Jandal in the northern province of Al Jawf.
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Two Middle Eastern issuers were on track to price sukuk on Wednesday, but Saudi Arabia’s jumbo $11bn bond has cast a shadow over Sharjah Islamic Bank’s trade and led to decreased demand from outside of the region, according to a Dubai-based banker on that deal.
