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Announcements could come as early as Monday, the two month anniversary of the last public GCC trades
Islamic investors have been a safe haven for Gulf issuers in the past, and can be now
Kuwait joins PP party
The Iran war has led to a flurry of private trades from the Gulf
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Bahrain increased the size of its bond tap on Tuesday from $500m to $750m. While bankers away from the trade said while it came cheap for a tap, it was not surprising given the challenges the country faces. -
Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) is raising a murabaha loan which was launched at $200m but will grow far beyond that size, according to a banker on the deal.
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Kuwait National Petroleum Company is in talks for $10bn of loans which have been in the pipeline for almost a year, although syndication has not taken off yet.
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Bahrain reopened its 2021s and 2026s with close to a 50bp concession on Tuesday — evidence of the fact that wider spreads in the Gulf bond market are here to stay.
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Middle East banks are dreaming up new funding schemes this year, turning to private placements and the Asian markets as the cost of borrowing in dollars soars on the back of market volatility.
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Sharjah Islamic Bank — Royal Jordanian Airlines — Ardmore — Telenet
