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All eyes on the hyperscalers


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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  • Dubai’s Department of Finance has taken out a $1.1bn syndicated loan to finance the expansion of the city's metro line, as part of its plan to host the World Expo 2020.
  • MPs are preparing to scrutinise the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal to create a new premium listing category for sovereign-controlled companies, due to fears that it could weaken corporate governance standards of UK-listed companies.
  • London’s emerging market bankers are growing increasingly concerned about whether the Qatari central bank will go ahead with encouraging the country’s lenders into international bond markets, as tensions between the country and its Gulf neighbours continue. Michael Turner reports.
  • The Kingdom of Bahrain has hired banks for a multi tranche Islamic and conventional trade that at the long end could stretch as far as 30 years, a tenor that some bankers have labelled “ambitious”.
  • London’s emerging market bankers are growing increasingly concerned with how to deal with expectations that the Qatari central bank will encourage its lenders into international bond markets, as tensions between the country and its Gulf neighbours continue.
  • The two structured bonds issued by EA Partners that have suffered in secondary markets as a result of the the collapse of Air Berlin have recovered three cash points after the borrower issued a statement to say it anticipated that the next coupon payments will be made.