Middle East
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The first issuer representing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a federal entity came to market this week. The deal was part of a trio from the Middle East, none of which offered investors anything in the way of new issue concession. -
Two Turkish issuers were back on screens this week as the country continues its rehabilitation in the capital markets. QNB Finansbank printed with a 10bp new issue premium, according to one lead manager, a level which he said shows how far Turkey has come since the sovereign paid up 50bp for its post-volatility return to market trade in October.
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Koç Holding, Turkey's largest holding company, has mandated three banks for a five or seven year dollar RegS/144A benchmark. An investor has said that given recent Turkey volatility, he would want to see a much larger premium over the Turkey curve for the longer of those two options.
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QNB Finansbank has revised initial price thoughts for its benchmark dollar 5.5 year bond, with books for the deal over $1.4bn. Both an investor and a syndicate official had said earlier in the day they expected tighter pricing.
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The first issuer representing the United Arab Emirates as a federal entity came to market this week. Emirates Development Bank raised $750m with a five year, surprising market participants with an aggressive pricing strategy.
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Bahrain plans to raise debt in capital markets over the next year, and bankers believe it should get a positive response from the market as the country is expected to continue recovering from a period of economic instability.
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Qatar International Islamic Bank sold its $500m five year sukuk on Tuesday, printing 25bp inside initial price guidance from an order book that reached $4bn in the first international sukuk deal from Qatar since May 2017.
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Almarai, the largest dairy company in the Middle East, sold its $500m five year sukuk on Tuesday having drawn a huge $5.3bn of demand for the deal — the first from a Saudi investment grade private corporate issuer.
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Emirates Development Bank, an agency guaranteed by the United Arab Emirates, hit screens for its debut five year Reg S benchmark on Wednesday, with initial price thoughts that looked promising to bankers away from the deal.
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Turkish lender QNB Finansbank has mandated six banks to arrange a dollar 5.5 year Reg S/144A benchmark senior bond, the first senior bond from a Turkish bank since March.
