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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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Financial institutions have been propelling loan activity this year raising $4.2bn in Asia ex-Japan to become the third largest contributor to total volumes year-to-date. While Indian, Indonesian, Malaysian and Philippine banks have been regulars in the market, banks from geographies as far away as Latin America and the Gulf are also tapping Asian, specifically Taiwanese, liquidity, write John Loh and Shruti Chaturvedi. -
State of Qatar made history by printing the largest ever deal from a CEEMEA borrower on Wednesday. The triple-tranche $9bn jumbo trade surpassed size expectations and proved that demand is abundant for the strong pipeline of Gulf issuers.
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After 15 years in the Middle East, and nearly a decade in the role, Commercial Bank of Dubai’s head of treasury and liability management will retire in June.
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The order books on Qatar’s triple tranche offering on Wednesday morning have been gathering serious momentum leading emerging markets bankers away from the deal to assess the bond was being priced to maximise size.
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Qatar National Bank will increase its loan from €1.5bn to €2.25bn, according to a banker close to the deal and top tickets receive all-in pricing of 126.7bp, according to a second banker.
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High profile sovereign bonds have dominated CEEMEA markets so far this week. Russia returned on Tuesday with its first deal since 2013, but not with the international slam-dunk the sovereign was hoping for. Elsewhere Qatar started book building for its long-awaited bond.
