Middle East

Arab Petroleum Investment Corp (Apicorp) repriced its curve on Wednesday, printing a five year new issue 20bp inside where its outstanding 2023 notes had been trading.

The United Arab Emirates’ state-owned oil company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), has raised more than $10bn of investment from a consortium of firms in exchange for a stake in select pipelines. This is the second deal in 12 months in which Adnoc has raised international capital by leasing part of its pipeline network.

Arab Petroleum Investment Corp (Apicorp) was in the market on Tuesday for a five year benchmark bond, having mandated for the deal in April.

Dubai-based port logistics operator DP World is set to test emerging market risk sentiment by a new degree, as it announced investor calls for a hybrid capital bond offering.

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Sharjah Islamic Bank’s sukuk trade on Tuesday showed that emerging market bond investors are eager to buy the right FIG paper, which has been lacking from recent new issuance.

Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company, has finalised its acquisition of Saudi chemicals company Sabic in a $70bn transaction. The final amount plus loan fees is set to be paid to the former owner, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), over eight years.

Saudi Arabia real estate financing company Amlak has announced the first IPO on the Tadawul stock exchange since the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

First Abu Dhabi Bank bagged Rmb1.4bn ($198m) on Monday from its largest offshore renminbi bond to date.

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has mandated for a sustainability sukuk, half a year after making its socially responsible investment debut with a green bond. It will use the proceeds to support Covid-19 relief efforts.

Simon Eedle has been named senior country manager for the UK at Natixis’s corporate and investment bank. Barbara Riccardi steps into his old position as regional head for the Middle East.

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has decided to call an additional tier one deal, the coupon of which was due to drop in its favour. The move goes against the grain of the borrower's Gulf peers.