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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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  • Topaz Marine was marketing the first Gulf Co-operation Council-domiciled (GCC) credit since May on Wednesday morning, but the credit is no barometer for appetite Gulf names in the wake of the Qatar crisis, said investors.
  • With a few weeks to go before asset managers begin their annual pilgrimage to the globe's beachfronts, the last few borrowers are slipping into the primary market before liquidity evaporates in the summer heat. Nostrum’s trade this week provided evidence of the slowdown in demand for risker credits.
  • Bahrain-based Bank ABC has hired veteran banker Patrick Tan to lead its Asia business in Singapore, according to an announcement on Wednesday.
  • The Financial Conduct Authority’s plan to create a new premium listing category in the UK for companies controlled by sovereign states is already dividing market opinion. The move, put out for consultation on Thursday, looks like a bid to lure to the IPO of Saudi Aramco, which could be the biggest flotation ever, to the London Stock Exchange.
  • ‘Business as usual’ was the tone this week in emerging markets, after last week’s losses were reversed and mandates began trickling through from across CEEMEA.
  • Topaz Marine, an oil field support services provider based in Dubai, is meeting investors for what will be the first bond from a Gulf Co-operation Council domiciled issuer since the beginning of the Qatar crisis.