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May 26 2011

Gulf bond issuers eye new opportunity

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Dubai After going through a sluggish first quarter, the Gulf bond market is witnessing a flurry of activity with more regional entities tapping the international debt capital markets.

After two successful issues from Sharjah Islamic Bank and Islamic Development Bank ( IDB ) with significant investor interest, more issuers including Saudi Electricity and Qatar Islamic Bank are lining up bond issues.

While Emirates airline kicked off a roadshow for its upcoming bond issue in Hong Kong on Monday, Abu Dhabi Government owned investment company Aabar has issued €1.25 billion (Dh6.45 billion) in bonds.

HSBC Middle East said on Tuesday that it plans to sell dollar-denominated Islamic bonds after meeting investors in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The bank has mandated HSBC as the sole lead manager and bookrunner for the benchmark-sized bond.

Head to the market

By Babu Das Augustine?Deputy Business Editor

© Gulf News 2011. All rights reserved.

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