Middle East
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Qatar based Ahli bank has established a $1.5bn euro medium term note programme via a special purpose vehicle. -
Dubai Holding cancelled an opportunistic buyback of its 2017 bonds after bondholders asked for asked for too high a cash price, according to a banker on the deal.
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State-owned Majan Electricity Company is syndicating an Omani riyal and dollar denominated loan, according to bankers.
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Saudi Aramco and China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) will complete the $4.7bn loan for their joint venture refinery within the next week, according to bankers.
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Bankers pitching to lead the first loan for Saudi Arabia in more than 20 years say the borrower will tussle for tight pricing even though the Gulf’s other sovereigns and blue chips face further downgrades, write Elly Whittaker and Virginia Furness.
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Kuwait Projects Company (Kipco) printed the first bond this year from a corporate in central and eastern Europe, the Middle East or Africa on Tuesday. While the solid international book could not prevent some softness in secondaries the next day, the issuer was unaffected by rating action by Moody’s this week.
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Family-run Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding printed $750m with a minimal new issue premium on Wednesday as corporate supply in CEEMEA ramped up.
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Israel printed a new 10 year bond and a tap of 2043s on Wednesday with only a small new issue concession and some of the biggest books seen so far this year for a CEEMEA bond.
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The Islamic subsidiary of Turkey’s Ziraat Bank has launched a bitesize $75m murabaha deal, as the bank itself refinances $1bn of loans.
