GCC
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Very few, if any, Gulf issuers are looking at sterling bonds -
Premium to dollars was in the high single digits, said a lead
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The UAE bank capped the deal size at $500m, gaining some leverage over pricing
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Attractive pricing versus dollars luring GCC borrowers back to the single currency
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Investors are still showing big demand for the Dubai real estate firm's sukuk despite two sell-offs in a year
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The company has enjoyed two rating upgrades since its last sukuk issuance
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Some price discovery needed due to sukuk format and long tenor
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Oil giant's bonds were priced no more than 15bp over the sovereign's curve
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The Gulf kingdom is trying to tackle a very wide deficit and sky-high debt to GDP
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Saudi government-related bond issuance is 20% up year-on-year
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The bank has a business model different to other Gulf issuers
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Bond pricing for the mining company started about 43bp back of its parent
