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The sovereign's public and private bonds of similar maturities are trading over 25bp apart
◆ Gulf private placements bite back ◆ Bond new issue premiums rise ◆ CLOs catch a break
Business has sagged in the third quarter, but the pipeline is busy, despite an intractable war

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    Romania-focused Globalworth Real Estate Investment is due to meet investors for a potential euro denominated trade, in a period of narrow issuance windows due to a spate of public holidays.
  • Ratings agency Moody’s opined on the Middle East after market close on Friday, with the United Arab Emirates seeing a better outlook while Qatar’s creditworthiness took a hit. Qatar’s rating was cut from Aa2 to Aa3 with a stable outlook on the back of a weakening in the sovereign’s external debt to GDP levels and uncertainty around where growth will come from in the medium term.
  • As one of the fastest growing economies in the G20, Indonesia is on the up. Having taken some difficult decisions after coming to power in 2015, Joko Widodo’s administration is reaping the rewards, with growth accelerating, a budget deficit below 3% and inflation tamed. This benign economic background has helped the Indonesian government become one of the most sophisticated sovereign borrowers in the international market. At GlobalCapital ’s roundtable in Jakarta in early April, hosted by Standard Chartered, leading bankers and issuers explored the impact of reforms to state-owned enterprises, potential US interest rate rises and changes to tax laws on the potential to create a deeper, more effective debt market.
  • Moody’s followed Standard & Poor’s in placing Brazil’s credit rating on negative outlook on Friday, but both agencies have reaffirmed Petrobras’ rating as analysts say they expect the state-owned oil company to gain ground on its sovereign parent.
  • Chinese steel producer Shougang Corporation has mandated banks for its inaugural euro bond, with roadshow set to begin on Wednesday.
  • Media Nusantara Citra has enlisted three lenders to syndicate a $200m loan that refinances a borrowing from 2014.