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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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  • Emirates Islamic Bank (EI Bank) slipped into the market on Tuesday ahead of plenty of expected supply to raise $250m with a tap of its dollar sukuk due 2021.
  • Shellanoo, the Israeli tech group backed by Roman Abramovich, will.i.am and Nikki Minaj, is preparing an IPO in Tel Aviv in September or October
  • Kuwait's Burgan Bank will re-engage with investors this week after first setting up an EMTN programme for a senior dollar bond in July.
  • The loan for Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), which is expected to grow beyond its initial target of $750m, is due to be signed on Wednesday.
  • SSA
    Abundant oil reserves transform a country’s economy. The results are not always positive — some sovereigns suffer from the “Dutch Disease”, which inhibits exports of non-oil goods through an appreciation in the real exchange rate. But overall natural resources, in particular oil and gas, prove to be a boon for the lucky country’s finances.
  • Citi will not work on Sharjah Islamic Bank’s upcoming bond deal after initially being named on the mandate. The bank could not reach an agreement with the issuer regarding its role on the deal, according to two sources.