Middle East
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Commercial Bank of Qatar is on track to print a new five year deal as bankers question whether the market is showing signs of too much supply. -
Turkish banks Halkbank and Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi are refinancing one year loans and offering a premium to lenders committing in dollars.
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The wave of rights issues and capital raisings in the market this summer is so far going smoothly, with good news this week for Banco Popular Español, as its shares and rights perked up in trading.
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Abu Dhabi's Mubadala has tightened the margin on its $1.75bn three year refinancing, despite the price on the original loan already being “eye-wateringly low”, according to one banker.
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Investors piled over $4bn into Republic of Turkey’s latest sukuk offering on Wednesday, following a cabinet reshuffle on May 22 which the market took as a positive signal amid the increasingly authoritarian rule of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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The Sultunate of Oman is starting the roadshow for its dollar benchmark 144A/Reg S bond on Thursday.
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Kuwaiti petrochemicals firm Equate is taking its time to refinance $6bn of loans, with bankers blaming the tight pricing and deal size for the slow progress of the self-arranged transaction.
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Republic of Turkey is looking to take its next chunk of funding in the Islamic market, just days after President Erdogan called for Muslims to reject contraception to ensure the continued growth of the Turkish population.
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The swathe of rights issues set to form a big part of Emea equity capital markets activity this side of the summer has moved forward this week, with the conclusion of Dubai Parks and Resorts’ deal and the launch of SSAB’s prospectus.
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Dubai banks are stepping into the loan market as Commercial Bank of Dubai refinances a $450m three year loan, while Emirates NBD nears close for its deal.
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Turkey’s use of the public-private partnership infrastructure model has proven effective, with the healthcare sector leading the way. Underdeveloped capital markets, insufficient international bank lending and political instability, however, are some of the numerous challenges the sector faces in sustaining its progress. Max Bower reports.
