Middle East
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President Erdogan’s consolidation of power in April has translated into the stronger economic growth that he and his followers had hoped for. But questions about its sustainability are growing louder and they are feeding into an undercurrent of distrust among international investors. Virginia Furness reports. -
The United Arab Emirates’ banking system is expected to more than double its credit growth next year, compared with 2017, with stabilising oil prices and international bond issuance set to support funding in the country.
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State-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) launched a $6bn debut syndicated loan this week after increasing the credit’s size and tightening pricing in response to banks’ hunger for it.
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Two Middle Eastern sovereigns this week showed the depth and breadth investor demand for EM credit this week, one with a high quality jumbo $10bn trade, and the other, junk rated, with a bold 30 year trade that took full advantage of ideal funding conditions.
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State-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) has kicked off the syndication of its first syndicated loan for $6bn, after increasing its size and tightening pricing further in response to high demand for the facility.
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Turkish oil refiner Tüpraş will start roadshowing a 10 year dollar bond on Friday, but the issuer’s links to Iran are expected to raise questions on the roadshow.
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Global Education Management Systems (GEMS) Education of Dubai is to launch a $1.2bn syndicated loan, ahead of its planned initial public offering early next year.
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If it’s large, liquid and high grade, or small, obscure with a decent yield, it will fly. If it’s a repeat issuer, small in size, and tightly priced, it won’t. That is the status in EM according to debt capital markets bankers.
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With 65m people displaced worldwide, the refugee crisis can seem insurmountable. But despite this daunting scale, initiatives are being tried that could help some of those affected. Citigroup’s charitable foundation is giving $2m to a project to train refugees for the job market and entrepreneurship, in Greece, Jordan and Nigeria.
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan served plenty of yield up to investors on Monday, proving that it is not just the double-A rated names which enjoy access to long dated funding in emerging market bonds. The deal traded up two cash points on Tuesday which drew a mixed response from market participants.
