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Kuwait joins PP party
The Iran war has led to a flurry of private trades from the Gulf
Even if ceasefire succeeds, investors will still want a risk premium
Funding costs and new issue premiums are much higher than GCC issuers are used to
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The next chapter of the renminbi internationalisation process could soon be taking place in the commodities market with Amundi Asset Management predicting the rise of petro-renminbi in 2017. -
Emerging market bankers are optimistic for a busy first quarter after markets opened on Tuesday in a much stronger position than they had a year ago. Sovereign issuers from the Middle East and CEE are expected to lead the charge.
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Strong credit fundaments and a supportive technical bid from local investors should help the GCC’s borrowers to weather any volatility thrown at them in 2017. But analysts warn of political threats putting negative pressure on the region’s bond prices. Virginia Furness reports.
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CEEMEA borrowers had their busiest year since 2013 this year, issuing $157bn of international bonds which is just shy of double 2015’s volumes.
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Four European lenders have turned down a $2bn loan for National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), while local banks are starting to return to secondary markets for the first time in a year — signs that the Middle Eastern loan market could see a different set of banks driving it in 2017. Elly Whittaker reports.
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Equate Petrochemical Company, the Kuwaiti energy firm that made its global bond market debut in October, is on track to become only the second borrower from the jurisdiction to issue in sukuk format.
