Middle East
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LimakPort, the Turkish international port, entered the debt market on Tuesday, while Turk Eximbank has successfully secured a dollar syndicated loan facility. Turkish issuers are demonstrating resilience, market participants say, amid the heightened levels of domestic and political volatility in the last three months. -
The number of emerging market syndicated loans is in decline for the fourth year in a row, according to Dealogic data. Bankers' outlooks for the rest of the year err on the pessimistic side, with the fallout from the pandemic being the main concern.
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Emirates telecom provider Etisalat landed in the euro market with a bond on Thursday, raising €1bn across two tranches in a currency that is fast becoming a home for EM borrowers.
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The new governor of Turkey’s central bank, Şahap Kavcıoğlu, kept rates unchanged at his second monetary policy meeting since taking office. Although a rate cut was unlikely, the decision bodes well for next week’s planned dollar bond issue by LimakPort.
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The new Turkish central bank governor Sahap Kavcioglu kept rates unchanged at his second monetary policy meeting since taking office. Although a rate cut was unlikely, the decision bodes well for Turkish port operator LimakPort's planned dollar bond next week.
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The Commercial Bank of Qatar hit the bond market for a five year benchmark on Wednesday, pulling in its spread to price the deal with around 5bp of new issue premium.
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Emirates Telecommunications company (Etisalat) was preparing on Tuesday for a dual tranche euro deal, while Commercial Bank Qatar was looking for a five year dollar bond.
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LimakPort, a Turkish port operator, said on Tuesday it will look to come to the dollar market for a 15 year amortising bond with a coupon that steps up if the issuer fails to meet sustainability targets.
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Market participants rejoiced this week as the primary market landscape returned to normal after US Treasury yield volatility subsided and a number of deals, both investment grade and high yield, came to the market.
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Standard Profil, the auto supplier which makes sealing for cars, was in the bond market on Tuesday looking to sell €275m of five year notes.
