GCC bonds soften on FOMC tone – Saudi Arabia pushes forward with local sukuk sales – Emaar secures syndi loan – UAE Central Bank soaks up additional liquidity – Nebras prices landmark deal – QIC pulls out of UAE amid diplomatic rift – Egypt plans more Eurobonds – Bahrain prices triple-trancher – Iran makes headway on gov’t spending transparency – Lebanon passes crucial tax reforms – OOECP, Mazoon…
27 Sept 2017
When the money runs out it’s never good, but there is a positive side. It guides the economic agenda to find better allocation and greater efficiency in public spending. In Brazil, we spend very poorly, both from the standpoint of economic efficiency as well as social justice.
26 Sept 2017
San Antonio Internacional, an oil and gas company, just finalised its initial public offering scheme with the Comision Nacional de Valores (CNV) – paving the way for its debut in the debt markets. Bonds & Loans speaks with its CFO, Pablo Miedziak on what the company is doing to prepare for its first foray into the bond markets, and its funding objectives for the next year.
25 Sept 2017
The Saudi real estate development company Dar Al-Arkan tapped the Islamic markets with a USD500mn 5-year Sukuk in May this year, in the process drawing the attention of yield-hungry investors seeking hard-currency exposure in GCC fixed income. With new regulations expected to transform the sector and as KSA’s fiscal consolidation plan takes shape, we speak with Dar Al-Arkan CFO Mika Toivola about…
18 Sept 2017
A fortnightly review of Latin America's debt capital markets, covering the latest loan and bond deals, rating actions, policy and credit market developments... NAFTA negotiations refocus on labour costs – Uncertainty around Mexico’s CAT bonds following quake – Mexico gets growth forecast lift – Brazil introduces secured lending, covered bond reforms – Argentina to boost borrowing from…
14 Sept 2017
A fortnightly review of the Middle East's debt capital markets, covering the latest loan and bond deals, rating actions, policy and credit market developments... OPEC mulling 3-month extension to oil production cuts – Italian bank CDP to lend USD300mn to the Meydan Group – Iraq inks a USD270mn loan from Japan – Iran looks to join BRICS – Saudi German Hospital receives AED370mn Islamic syndicated…
13 Sept 2017
When Mauricio Macri took office, one month’s electricity bill was cheaper than a coffee for the medium-income inhabitant of the city of Buenos Aires. Porteños (the citizens of Buenos Aires) were accustomed to having their air conditioning turned on for the entire day while at the same time opening the windows of their apartments to rebalance the temperature. Meanwhile, electricity users in this…
11 Sept 2017
Saudi Arabia auctions local sukuk – Qatar growth to slow down – Warba Bank to make its debut in the loan market – Egypt sells EUR659.9mn worth of T-bills – Qatar keeping tabs on partners spooked by boycott - Iran gets credit line from South Korea’s Exim Bank – SMC secures a USD728mn credit facility – Iraq to get a loan from France
31 Aug 2017
Britain plans to double trade with Panama and Colombia – El Puerto de Liverpool tapped the local markets with a MXN10bn dual tranche bond – BNDES to transfer funds back to the government – Vale redeems 2019 notes – Argentina to tap the international markets again – Argentina holds rates – Crystallex to seize PDVSA assets –– Chile’s outlook gets downgraded – Jamaica to tap its 2028 and 2045 notes
30 Aug 2017
NDB to lend US$1.5bn to South Africa – Standard Bank of South Africa to issue its first international bond in a decade – Lagos state issued a NGN85.1bn dual-tranche bond – Kenya to float T-bills – Eximbank USA gives Cameroon a CFA26bn loan –Ghana to cut spending in 2017 – Angola gets downgraded – Gabon places a US$200mn Eurobond – Moody’s slashed Tunisia’s credit rating
23 Aug 2017