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Banks have to make their pitches for the $3bn loan for Petroleum Development Oman by Thursday, according to the CEO of HSBC Oman.
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The UAE’s United Arab Bank launched general syndication for a two year $150m loan on Thursday.
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Ezdan Holding, a Qatari property company, has printed the third bond from the Middle East this week, a $500m five year sukuk.
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Quasi-state owned Petroleum Development Oman is reaching out to banks for a $3bn club loan, and asking for chunky tickets of $300m each, according to sources.
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Boubyan Bank has printed its $250m perpetual Basel III compliant tier one issue only around 100bp wide of its majority owner, National Bank of Kuwait, with books at pricing in excess of $1.3bn.
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Boubyan Bank has launched its tier one sukuk, hitting its size target of $250m and setting final pricing well inside initial price guidance.
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As the $100bn-plus IPO of Saudi Aramco nears its launch, the UK’s Telegraph has most recently hinted at a three-way foreign listing, conducted across London, New York and Hong Kong. Columnist Philippe Espinasse looks at the practicalities and advantages (as well as disadvantages) for the oil behemoth of listing in Asia.
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Boubyan Bank, an Islamic bank based in Kuwait, has released initial price thoughts for a $250m perpetual non-call five tier one bond.
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Mubadala Development Company was on track to print its $500m bond tight to its existing curve as US markets opened on Monday.