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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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A measure of calm is returning to energy commodity markets after a series of wild weeks, but implied volatility measures remain heightened across the sector. -
Persian Gulf equity markets have so far failed to win a boost from last year’s inclusion of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar into the world’s main emerging market index, as well as the more recent opening up of the Saudi Exchange to foreign investors, market participants have said.
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Etihad Airways printed its innovative $500m structured bond on Wednesday. It pulled in pricing from guidance but opted for the lower end of the $500m-$750m size range the company was targeting.
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The Republic of Iraq has set its sights on how much it is looking to raise with its first international bond outing almost a decade, according to a banker close to the deal.
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Equity market participants in the Persian Gulf are hoping for a quickening of activity in the final months of the year, after a disappointingly slow 2015 so far. But there is little certainty that many issuers will risk market conditions that could well remain volatile.
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This week brought the first of an expected rush of loans for Middle East banks, while Iraq is seeking a bond deal. Low oil prices mean a need for capital in the region, but it is not time for international dealers and investors to stampede there just yet.
