Middle East

Dubai Airports has signed a $3bn syndicated loan to finance the expansion of its Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central Airport, also known as Al Maktoum International Airport, in Jebel Ali, in preparation for the World Expo 2020.

Turkey’s Garanti Bank is expected to capitalise on the strong rally in emerging market credit to print its debut Basel III-compliant tier two capital bond this week, and bankers are wondering how much of the recent market tightening will be seen in the price.

Global Ports Holding, the Turkish company that owns 15 ports in the Mediterranean and further afield, has priced its London IPO just above the bottom of the range, achieving a £465m market capitalisation. The shares are trading up about 1.75%.

Turkey’s largest private sector bank, Türkiye İş Bankası, is due to sign a syndicated loan on Monday, which rounds up the last of Turkey’s larger financial institutions’ refinancings this spring, according to a banker on the deal.

Turkey’s QNB Finansbank set final terms on a $750m five year bond on Thursday, leaning on the ownership of Aa3/A+/AA- rated Qatar National Bank to print inside where analysts saw fair value — despite some investors objecting.

Turkey’s QNB Finansbank has released initial price thoughts for a five year dollar trade, as investors grappled with how to price in Aa3-rated Qatar National Bank's ownership of the Turkish borrower.

Oman Electricity Transmission Company seems to have timed it right for a $500m 10 year trade just days before a likely sovereign downgrade, with the issuer managing to price its deal well inside where analysts spotted fair value.

Turkey's QNB Finansbank hit the road for a one day marketing exercise on Wednesday to sell a new senior dollar benchmark sized bond, for which leads are likely to open books on Thursday.

The emerging market bond pipeline remained strong this week with Turkish lender Finansbank the latest CEEMEA name to join the fray, after the borrower announced a one day roadshow for Wednesday. Meanwhile, Latin American borrowers are beginning to encounter some investor push-back.

Oman Electricity Transmission Company timed it right for a $500m 10 year trade on Tuesday just days before a likely sovereign downgrade, with the issuer managing to price its deal well inside where analysts spotted fair value.

Turkey’s Garanti Bank this week signed a $1.35bn loan from 38 banks, in what could be one of the last financial institution deals to come from the region in the spring funding round.

Turkey’s bank loan refinancings are still in full swing, with Yapı Kredi having signed a deal for $1.36bn and Garanti Bankası mandating 19 banks.