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Oman's Bank Muscat this week returned to debt markets after a brief hiatus to sell a dollar bond. The deal was one of only a few across CEEMEA this week, as market participants say interest rate volatility is still deterring issuance. -
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Modest order books and higher new issue concessions for dollar and euro issues this week showed that emerging markets borrowers are operating in a different market to a month ago, before inflation concerns had brought non-stop volatility to US Treasury markets.
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On Wednesday, the Emirate of Sharjah sold a $1.25bn dual tranche bond. Though the issuer conceded that market conditions were not "perfect", given sustained volatility in US Treasuries, this week’s deal allowed the state to extend its credit curve.
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Mamoura Diversified Global Holding, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investment vehicle, launched a euro bond on Thursday. Issuers with access to and a need for both currencies, investors said, will find a haven in the euro market while volatility in dollar yields continues.
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The Emirate of Sharjah launched a dollar bond on Wednesday, just over five months since it last tapped investors. But not all buyers were keen to add more exposure to the credit.
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Arab Petroleum Investment Corp, the multilateral development bank headquartered in Saudi Arabia, returned to the capital markets to tap a bond it issued just last month. The dollar note saw a notable tightening in pricing.
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The Emirate of Sharjah is sounding out investors for a dollar bond syndication, just months after its last issue. Some investors, however, said they were wary that the issuer was on the cusp of becoming a sub-investment grade credit.
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Mamoura Diversified Global Holding, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investment vehicle, has mandated banks to sound out interest for a euro bond. The mandate follows a week of issuance in the currency from other CEEMEA borrowers.
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Emerging market assets took a hit after several days of US rates volatility this week as market participants braced for further gyrations and issuers avoided raising dollar bonds. Market participants are praying that further central bank stimulus will pacify markets and believe that the asset class is far better prepared for higher rates than it was for the 2013 taper tantrum. Oliver West, Lewis McLellan and Mariam Meskin report.
