Kuwait
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Emerging market bond mandates are continuing into the last month of the year, despite expectations that activity would quieten down after a jam-packed year of issuance. Kuwait’s Burgan Bank and Montenegro are among some of the CEEMEA issuers seeking to take advantage of unfalteringly attractive credit conditions. -
State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Company has raised a syndicated loan from local lenders worth $3.27bn equivalent. The deal is one of the few major financings to take place in the Middle East during the coronavirus pandemic, and comes at a time when Kuwait faces critical economic challenges.
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Investors patiently awaiting Kuwait’s return to the debt markets could be disappointed after the country’s parliament rejected a contested debt law and forced it back to a committee. The setback places the Gulf monarchy in a difficult position, as experts say its financing options are fast running out.
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Gulf sovereigns are set to raise record levels of debt this year thanks to the double shock of Covid-19 and an oil price slump, but one name is on investors lips: Kuwait. Instead of relying on shrinking reserves, the sovereign, which has not printed since its international bond debut in 2017, is expected to pass a parliamentary law increasing its debt ceiling, according to experts.
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Kuwait's Equate Petrochemical stuck its head above the parapet this week, holding investor calls for a triple-tranche bond issue.
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Foreign investors maintained their strong bid for Gulf bonds this week, taking half the allocations for a $750m five year sukuk deal from Boubyan Bank.
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One Middle Eastern bank is in the market with a sukuk additional tier one note, while a second announced it will go on the road for its own AT1.
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Kuwait's Warba Bank is embarking on a roadshow to market its first senior unsecured sukuk. The dollar five year note is expected to be printed “around the 3% mark”, according to a DCM banker on the deal.
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Burgan Bank, a Kuwaiti lender, was able to raise $500m of additional tier one (AT1) capital on Tuesday, returning to the market ahead of its previous AT1’s first call date in September.
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The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait has set pricing for its five year bond.
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Burgan Bank is in the market with an additional tier one benchmark, eyeing $500m. The order book has swollen to over $2bn.
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