Middle East
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The Kingdom of Bahrain moved emerging markets’ bond recovery beyond top tier issuers on Thursday as it printed a $2bn dual tranche dollar trade that raked in $11bn of demand. -
Lebanon, already in the throes of a sovereign debt crisis before the coronavirus pamdemic, made its request for International Monetary Fund assistance last week. Although foreign investors welcomed it, the plan has already run into opposition at home, setting up an arduous path of negotiation.
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The Kingdom of Bahrain has mandated banks to arrange a dual tranche bond transaction that is set to test the depths of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) recovery in EM bond markets.
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Qatar National Bank issued its third bond of the year on Tuesday, pulling in $3.5bn of orders by the time it released guidance for a five year deal that affirmed the market access for the top tier names in emerging markets.
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VakifBank, one of Turkey's top tier financial institutions, has refinanced an existing loan, with a rollover ratio of almost 90%. The deal comes amid growing uncertainty among capital markets issuers about capital raising and the reality of less advantageous market conditions.
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The State of Israel executed its second $5bn bond of the month on Monday with an opportunistic Formosa print that showed an issuance route for other highly rated emerging market names.
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NMC Health, the scandal-hit UAE hospitals operator, has been delisted from the London Stock Exchange, after it was placed into administration by the UK High Court earlier this month following an application by creditors led by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank. Equity capital markets sources reflect on the shocking saga.
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Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is hunting for a $10bn loan, according to market sources. Plummeting oil prices will send borrowers across the Gulf scrambling to raise financing. But creditors seem happy to plough money into the region, for now. Mariam Meskin reports.
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Market participants have dismissed the viability of Turkey extending its swap line arrangements with the US Federal Reserve this week to enhance the country's access to dollars. They also noted that little has happened to change their bearish outlook on the sovereign.
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Saudi Arabia followed neighbours Abu Dhabi and Qatar to the international bond markets on Wednesday, achieving a $7bn deal that was nearly eight times subscribed.
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The State of Qatar and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi looked to sell bonds this week in the wake of extreme oil price volatility that has left commodity exporters with fragile fiscal positions.
