Middle East
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The Republic of Turkey has launched its largest 30 year bond since 2010, as investors shrugged off the recent constitutional referendum and dived in to catch the sharp rally in the country's spreads. -
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New deals from the Middle East and Africa are beginning to flow as EM’s hot run gathers momentum. In the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Electricity Co (Seco) and Oman Electricity Transmission are exploring dollar opportunities as Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank plots a comeback. Further south and west, Senegal has picked leads for a dollar comeback as the market awaits the results of Ivory Coast’s RFP.
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Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power priced its long awaited debut bond on Wednesday, raising $814m with the secured note. Months of work spent structuring the deal and educating investors were rewarded, with the borrower achieving a combination of size and price it would not have managed with a plain vanilla bond, said a lead banker.
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Oman Oil is set to bring a raft of financings to the syndicated loan market, and has begun by seeking to refinance the $1bn tranche from a $1.85bn loan it took out in 2014.
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Bahrain’s Arab Banking Corporation decided to repay its $750m loan ahead of its maturity due to an increase in its liquidity, allowing it to avoid further interest payments.
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Saudi’s ACWA Power priced its long awaited debut bond on Wednesday, raising $814m with the secured note. Months of work spent structuring the deal and educating investors were rewarded, with the borrower achieving a combination of size and price it would not have managed with a plain vanilla bond, according to a lead banker.
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An inaugural deal from second tier Turkish lender Fibabanka on Wednesday offered further proof that concerns over the country’s political direction have failed to dampen investor confidence in its banks.
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The Republic of Turkey is out with guidance for a new 30 year note, in a move that rival bankers have said is “perfectly timed". The sovereign is on track to complete all of its planned funding for the year in the first five months.
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Telia, the Nordic telecoms group, came to market on Wednesday night with a large block trade in Turkcell, the Turkish firm in which it owned 38% directly and indirectly.
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Oman Oil wants to refinance the $1bn tranche from a $1.85bn loan it took out in 2014, adding to the company’s much wider financing plan, according to a banker on the deal.
