United Arab Emirates

The UAE’s United Arab Bank launched general syndication for a two year $150m loan on Thursday.

Mubadala Development Company was on track to print its $500m bond tight to its existing curve as US markets opened on Monday.

In this round-up, Hong Kong RMB deposits shrank further in March, southbound usage of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect picked up, China's foreign exchange regulator granted four new RMB qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) quotas in April, and Singapore Exchange launched trading of derivatives under the new MSCI China Free Index. Plus, a recap of GlobalRMB's top stories this week.

After a week of no new paper in CEEMEA, EM bankers are looking forward to a busier next week as four bonds are slated from the region and the market looks supportive enough to allow issuers to pull the trigger.

Mubadala Development Company has set the size of its bond at $500m and meetings for the deal are so far going well, said a banker close to the deal on Thursday.

Mubadala Development Company has mandated six banks for its first dollar benchmark since 2014 — making it the first public international bond with Peter Turney, an ex-Mitsubishi and BNP Paribas DCM banker at the helm.

Abu Dhabi printed a stellar $5bn bond this week after a seven year absence. But it may not be as easy for other Middle East sovereigns that need to print big bonds this year. Fundamentals point to an uphill slog.

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is in the final stages of introducing a US commercial paper (US CP) programme, in order to extend its global platform.

Abu Dhabi’s $5bn note, priced Monday, dazzled with size and rarity, but also set the bar for other Middle East sovereigns facing unprecedented funding needs. How that capital is raised could come to define the year in emerging market bonds, writes Francesca Young.

Abu Dhabi-owned Mubadala will wrap up its $2bn refinancing by the end of May and has achieved roughly the same margin as the loan it refinances, according to two sources.

Oman will be hoping this week's buoyant support of Middle East credits remains after Abu Dhabi attracted $17bn of orders to its $5bn dual tranche deal on Monday. Abu Dhabi hit big in emerging markets this week drawing $17bn of orders for its $5bn dual tranche bond. It is the largest deal from a Middle Eastern sovereign, an accolade it shares with Qatar which issued the same amount back in 2011.

Abu Dhabi took orders of over $17bn for its first trade in seven years, proving that appetite for GCC debt remains strong, despite oil price concerns.