Middle East
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They contributed to a monster week for CEEMEA issuance -
Demand was near three times the size of the state-owned bank's deal
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Demand for a senior trade from Israel was high on Wednesday
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Potential for record breaking January
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Israel banks have been absent from international markets since before the war in Gaza
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Meanwhile, Saudi lenders are pricing their first subordinated trades of the year after a record 2025
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Israel's biggest bank by assets picked Barclays, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and UBS as bookrunners
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Investors showed more appetite for duration than shorter notes
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Emirates NBD is printing the region's first public blue bond
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The trade is Israel's first since October's fragile ceasefire
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GCC blue bonds have only appeared in private markets until now
