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Borrowing costs for Gulf issuers are already falling since Sunday's announcement
Bank and corporate issuance from the country has surged in 2026
Bank's $1bn sukuk continues the AT1 deluge despite resumption of air strikes
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Oman has hit the screens with a copycat trade of its 2017 triple tranche $5bn note, navigating a more volatile market than it may have hoped for after a back-up in US Treasuries on Tuesday. -
Qatar National Bank (QNB) launched a $3bn loan on Monday, the first real test of the market since Qatar’s Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) neighbours severed diplomatic ties with the sovereign. Nine banks have agreed to underwrite the full amount ahead of general syndication, showing initial fears have subsided. But the test is not over — will Qatar’s other relationship banks step up?
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Two banks from the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) have turned to Taiwan to raise dollar funding already this year, with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) printing $540m and Qatar National Bank (QNB) printing $720m in Formosa trades.
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Oman Gas Co, Oman’s midstream natural gas transportation company, is expected to sign a $1bn loan with a club of banks.
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Abu Dhabi Energy Co (Taqa) has signed a $1.25bn loan with a small club as some banks were deterred by the deal’s tight pricing.
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Kuwait could become the latest Gulf Corporation Council sovereign to issue 30 year debt after its parliament approved a bill allowing the government to raise its borrowing ceiling to KD25bn ($83bn), and to issue international debt out to 30 years.
