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Qatar National Bank signed its €2.25bn loan on Wednesday, increasing the deal by €750m in syndication and soaking up strong demand from lenders in Europe and China.
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Petroleum Development Oman is holding a bank meeting in London on Friday to liaise with new banks which could be interested in its $3bn loan.
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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.
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Petroleum Development Oman is bringing in more banks after first launching its debut loan as a club deal with a small group of lenders.
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Noor Bank made its additional tier one (AT1) debut on Tuesday, raising $500m with a perpetual sukuk.