Middle East
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia printed its debut bond in euros on Tuesday. The deal was widely hailed a success, sold with a minimal new issue premium, final order books of over €14.5bn and trading up well in the secondary. -
Turkey returned to the market on Tuesday, raising $2.25bn of five year dollar paper with a slim new issue premium. The deal was timed to take advantage of a tremendous rally in Turkish asset prices, but not all investors are convinced.
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The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait has set pricing for its five year bond.
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Burgan Bank is in the market with an additional tier one benchmark, eyeing $500m. The order book has swollen to over $2bn.
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has tightened guidance for its dual tranche debut in the euro market, offering a 10bp new issue premium for its eight year and a 5bp concession for its 20 year, according to a syndicate official away from the deal. Combined books are over €10bn, including €1.5bn of joint lead manager interest.
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Turkey announced a five year dollar Global benchmark on Tuesday, returning to the market for the first time since March and making the most of the rally in Turkish assets.
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Israel has returned to the market for a second time in 2019 to extend its euro curve by 20 years, placing its first ever 50 year note through a private placement.
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Saudi Arabia hit screens on Monday to announce its first ever euro benchmark — a dual tranche with eight year and 20 year tenors.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank printed $900m of senior floating rate notes on Thursday, using the format for the second time this year. Although interest rates are expected to fall this year, investors seemed happy to commit funds to the product.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank has courted Taiwanese investors yet again, this time raising $900m from a Formosa bond.
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Rates are low and keep getting lower, so investors are having to turn to higher yielding forms of debt to put their money to work and get a respectable return. Issuers, particularly in the Middle East, are happy to oblige as far as their regulatory capital needs will allow.
