Bahrain
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Bahrain has raised $600m with a re-opening of its 2028s, pulling in a $2.6bn book that bodes well for the slew of Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) sovereigns set to charge into the international bond markets this year. -
Bahrain became on Tuesday the first of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) sovereigns to raise international debt in 2017, and will be hoping to make the most of its early mover advantage ahead of a wall of regional supply to match last year's.
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Middle Eastern issuance is set to begin for the year with Gulf International Bank, which is looking to refinance a $500m bond due in December. The issuer is expected to be the first of many hoping to lock in funding before the next US rate hike pushes up borrowing costs.
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Valmet — Segro — Ecom — Aluminium Bahrain — Morpho
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Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) named on Monday the 22 banks which participated in its $1.5bn loan signed in September, a deal which the borrower described as the largest corporate loan in the country's history.
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Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company (also known as Bahrain Credit) has signed an $80m five year term loan with five banks.
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Bahrain’s dual tranche dollar benchmark attracted more than $6bn of orders on Wednesday despite investor expectations of an imminent jumbo issue from Saudi Arabia.
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After a slow start to the week, emerging market investors were offered a smorgasbord of options as borrowers from four continents and across the credit spectrum launched bonds in dollars and euros.
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Bahrain looked set for a successful dollar market return as books built rapidly for its dual tranche bond following the release of initial price thoughts early Tuesday.
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Oman locked down $1.5bn this week, pricing “wisely” with a decent new issue premium and kicking off a busy few weeks of issuance from the Gulf Corporation Council’s oil rich, but cash poor, sovereigns as Bahrain and Saudi Arabia ready trades.
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The Middle East bond floodgates have finally opened but with Bahrain hitting the road this week and Saudi Arabia's deal looming, supply concerns have prompted Oman to reopen its dual tranche tap at “eye-wateringly wide” levels.
