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Funding costs and new issue premiums are much higher than GCC issuers are used to
Senior banker will move to Abu Dhabi to take up position
Central banks in the region have stepped in with support and lenders are thought unlikely to let sub debt extend
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Qatar National Bank and Bank of China kept the momentum going in the offshore renminbi bond market this week, with the latter’s Rmb4bn ($632m) deal the largest in nearly three years. Their success is an encouraging sign about appetite for the currency. -
Lebanese lender Fransabank is making its debut green bond offering with a trade anchored and supported by the International Financing Corp. The deal marks the second such bond from the MENA region, and a third is on the way as international financing institutions (IFIs) and local banks look to the capital markets to fund the region’s energy needs.
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Bank Muscat, Oman’s largest bank by assets and capital, has named leads for a five year dollar note.
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Before 2017, US crowd services provider Equinix had not issued a bond in euros. But it has now visited the European high yield market three times, having completed its latest deal on Wednesday.
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The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has mandated eight banks to roadshow a benchmark five year Reg S sukuk with a view to adding a 10 year tranche as well.
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Qatar National Bank (QNB) kept the momentum in the offshore renminbi bond market going with a new issuance on Tuesday, showing there is still appetite for the currency.
