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Investors are still showing big demand for the Dubai real estate firm's sukuk despite two sell-offs in a year
Wider currency mix helped meet demand for high grade paper with attractive yields from the region
The company has enjoyed two rating upgrades since its last sukuk issuance
Some price discovery needed due to sukuk format and long tenor
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  • Ooredoo, the Qatar telecoms company, formerly Qtel, is roadshowing a dollar benchmark via eight banks, potentially adding to increased bond supply from the country, which already stands at seven times the full year total for 2015.
  • Oman has released final price guidance for its dual tranche note with order books in excess of $7bn.
  • Oman released initial price thoughts on Wednesday morning for new five and 10 year notes and evidence suggests the deal was building well.
  • Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) is embarking on a roadshow for a new dollar senior unsecured bond through six banks.
  • Bankers are growing increasingly worried about investor fatigue in the face of the huge supply of bonds from the Middle East, and some are suggesting that a switch to euros could be a remedy. Tapping the single currency could help, but it won't be a quick solution for everyone.
  • Issuers from the Gulf Co-operation Council region have pumped record breaking volumes of dollar bonds into the market this year already. With yields so low in euros, they are debating with bankers whether the single currency could provide a major new source of funding at a time of heightened borrowing needs.