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Only one Gulf issuer has printed a blue bond in the public market
Some say UAE central bank liquidity has prompted banks to retrench
Cracks emerge in underlying quality as banks appear to teeter further into cautiousness
The trade may persuade other top-tier GCC sovereigns that the public market is open
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Saudi Arabia is having a good week — finally allowing women to drive, albeit not until June 2018, and bookbuilding for a third jumbo international bond. But investors are praying the sovereign does not step on the accelerator too hard and leaves some spread on the table to ensure performance, after a poor week for EM new issues. -
EM investors are nervous: only one of the new emerging market sovereign bonds issued in the last two weeks is trading above par and now Saudi Arabia has opened books on what is likely to be a third jumbo transaction.
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Bahrain Islamic Bank (BIsB) has signed its debut syndicated loan for $101m, double the initial launch amount.
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Saudi Arabia will return to the international capital markets this year and has named leads for a triple tranche conventional bond.
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Jordan was this week on the road looking to extend its bond curve out to 30 years. Its longest outstanding bond to date is due to mature in January 2027.
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Emerging market loan bankers may have to look to the private sector for deals as sovereign entities in the Middle East take a step back from the loan market.
