GCC
-
-
-
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. -
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.
-
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.
-
-
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.
-
Kuwait’s Equate Petrochemicals and Abu Dhabi’s Taqa issued bonds this week, and bankers say issuance volumes are set to pick up further.
-
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.
-
-
Banks are training their Middle East efforts on Saudi Arabia, where they are hoping to capitalise on growing capital markets activity. The result is a slug-fest for the best banking talent, but firms must learn the lessons of the past, writes David Rothnie.
-
Dubai Islamic Bank priced the region's tightest ever additional tier one (AT1) bond this week, which may inspire other issuers into the market.
