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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
Well known banker moves to take MD role
Central banks in the region have stepped in with support and lenders are thought unlikely to let sub debt extend
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  • Imad Najib Fakhoury, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  • The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah Rakbank has closed its debut syndicated loan for $350m with 22 banks.
  • Emerging market loan bankers are used to a little political drama but the recent spat between the Saudi-led group of six Arab states and Qatar has caused doubts about whether to engage in deals with Qatari exposure. This stance is understandable for pure Qatari credits but the penumbra of uncertainty has now spread to entities at one remove from Qatar. Banks should not be put off lending.
  • Bahrain’s Oil and Gas Holding Company (Noga) is set to hit the road to market a debut 144A/Reg S dollar denominated benchmark trade with a tenor of up to 10 years, less than two years after the company made its debut in the syndicated loan market.
  • Unrated issuer, Investment Corporation of Dubai is out with initial price thoughts of 4.15% area on a tap of its $300m 4.625% 2024 bonds, with analysts expecting a tightening of around 10bp in yield terms.
  • The United Arab Emirates’ banking system is expected to more than double its credit growth next year, compared with 2017, with stabilising oil prices and international bond issuance set to support funding in the country.