Middle East Bonds
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At least three bank issuers across CEEMEA this week sold bonds of all different varieties. Emirates Development Bank, Ecobank Transnational and Ahli United Bank all tapped investors for dollar bonds. -
A brace of sukuk trades from the Gulf this week racked up enormous order books, demonstrating the voracious demand for Sharia-compliant paper. With a hungry investor base, sukuk issuance is expected to grow, despite some "teething problems".
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Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, entered the Sharia-compliant bond market for the first time on Wednesday, with what market participants called a tool for investor diversification. Proceeds from the capital raising are expected to fund Aramco's $75bn dividend.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank debuted its green bond programme in the dim sum market on Monday, selling the first labelled note in this format from a Middle Eastern borrower.
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Emirates Development Bank, which last entered the bond market with its debut in 2019, is one of many FIG borrowers from CEEMEA planning to tap investors this week.
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The Sultanate of Oman launched a dollar sukuk on Tuesday, which investors said would receive strong demand as investors hunt for high yielding Sharia-compliant paper.
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Ecobank Transnational is planning to debut in the sustainability bond market as Kuwait's Ahli United Bank prepares to enter the market for a sukuk. Emerging market issuers are continuing to flood the market amid concerns from some about the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchase programme.
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The Sultanate of Oman, one of only two sub-investment grade credits in the Gulf, is set to sell a sukuk. The government is seeking the dollar-denominated debt months after it last entered both the bond and syndicated loan markets to bolster its financial capacity.
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Equity capital markets participants are predicting the return of exchangeable bonds as a way for large corporates to sell crossholdings or subsidiaries to raise funds without offering the big discounts to investors that come with a block trade. Two deals this week highlighted the importance of the product, a €538m deal by French utility Engie, selling shares in Gaztransport Et Technigaz (GTT) and bonds exchangeable into its shares, and a $1.64bn financing package sold by Adnoc, selling shares and exchangeable bonds in subsidiary Adnoc Distribution.
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Mamoura Diversified Global Holding sold a dual tranche dollar bond featuring a Formosa tranche on Thursday. Formosa bonds have been gaining traction among Middle East issuers as they seek to tap into Asian investor demand.
