Middle East
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Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, a wholly owned subsidiary and strategic asset of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc), has released initial price thoughts on a $3bn dual tranche senior unsecured bond and intends to print the note on Thursday. -
Turkish Fibabanka is heading off on a roadshow on Wednesday to market a five year dollar denominated bond. But with Turkish bank levels still elevated after local press reports that some Turkish lenders could be fined billions of dollars by the US for violating sanctions on Iran, the bank and its leads are hoping for a rally before pricing.
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Mazoon Electricity Company is embarking on investor meetings for a dollar Reg S/144A sukuk.
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If Qatar does go ahead with a bond, it needs to be the one being selective about which banks it will work with.
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Another long-awaited IPO kicked off on Monday when Emaar Properties, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) real estate company, launched the spin-off of its flagship property development business, albeit with a smaller deal size than initially expected.
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Trade & Development Bank (TDB), the eastern and southern African development bank previously known as Preferential Trade Area Bank, is making its debut in the Middle Eastern loan market with a $200m facility.
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Dubai’s Global Education Management Systems (GEMS) Education has mandated four banks to coordinate its $1.2bn loan.
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Turkey’s banking regulator issued a statement over the weekend asking the public to ignore stories about the country’s banks, after local press reports that some Turkish lenders could be fined billions of dollars by the US for violating sanctions on Iran.
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Jordan’s sovereign rating was cut one notch to B+ by Standard & Poor’s and Angola was cut a level to B2 by Moody’s after market close on Friday, as overseas debt levels and weak growth took a toll on both countries.
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Qatar is looking to issue a jumbo bond before the end of this year, but bond syndicates and DCM desks are agonising over whether it would be good business for them to work with the state, since it has been cut off by its neighbours.
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Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (Adcop), a wholly owned subsidiary and strategic asset of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc), has named four of the arrangers of its loan to lead bond investor meetings, and those who joined the syndication will be added later.
