Middle East
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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. -
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.
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Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Development Company has raised a green loan, marking the second deal of its kind raised in the kingdom and the first in local currency. Funds will be used to support the development of the country's new tourist attraction, the Red Sea Project.
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Omani state-owned oil company, OQ, has mandated banks to arrange a dollar bond offering, in what is likely to be a test of investor appetite for both high yield and oil credits.
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Emerging markets bond buyers and issuers are regaining confidence as US Treasury volatility falls, with issuance in CEEMEA and Latin America having picked up in recent days and a pipeline building.
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A campaign by a political opposition party questioning the deployment of Turkey’s FX reserves and a snub from the United States has put new pressure on the country’s bonds.
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Kuwait’s Equate Petrochemicals and Abu Dhabi’s Taqa issued bonds this week, and bankers say issuance volumes are set to pick up further.
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Pegasus Airlines was seeking on Monday to issue a Eurobond in dollars. The deal will demonstrate market appetite for Turkish credit after the country navigated another economically tumultuous month, which saw investor confidence drop.
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Equate Petrochemical, the petrochemical producer part-owned by Kuwait, has laid plans to re-enter the international debt markets after less than a year since its last outing. The mandate comes just days after the IMF warned Kuwait to undergo fiscal consolidation after its economy shrank last year.
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The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey on Thursday held its key interest rate at 19% despite fears that new governor and low interest rate champion Şahap Kavcıoğlu would cut rates. But despite the policy move, investor anxieties remain.
