Middle East
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Gulf supply remained the dominant theme in CEEMEA bonds again this week as markets reopened in buoyant mood after Monday’s US holiday.
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Kuwait's Burgan Bank emerged with initial price thoughts for an inaugural senior dollar deal on Tuesday morning. -
Bond supply from the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region could resume as early as Tuesday as bankers reported positive feedback from two sets of investor meetings.
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Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has increased the size of its seven year loan from $750m to $1.5bn after strong demand in syndication, said one banker on the deal.
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The first deals of what is set to be an autumn glut of bond supply from the Middle East suggest many investors have forgotten about a host of fear factors, including some at the heart of the region’s rocketing international debt funding needs this year. But market participants are wary of the effect of a huge print due from Saudi Arabia, writes Virginia Furness.
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Türk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB) and Vakifbank have adopted margin ratchets in their latest loans as a swathe of Turkish banks face ratings downgrades.
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Turk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB) has signed a $567m loan, led by seven bookrunners, which includes the same margin ratchet as other Turkish banks Akbank and Vakifbank.
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Sharjah Islamic Bank raised $500m with a five year sukuk on Thursday to take advantage of the interest in Middle Eastern assets.
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Qatar National Bank made the most of its early mover advantage to pull in over $2.6bn of orders, nearly a third of which came from Asia, to print its $1bn trade with a slim premium on Wednesday.
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Dubai’s Emaar Properties has picked banks for its first trade since 2014, a senior unsecured sukuk.
