GCC Structured and project bonds: Is the market finally taking off?

• Discuss drivers for recent pick-up in activity in the GCC Structured/Project Bond Market
• Are we finally witnessing a shift in dynamics for GCC Structured/Project Bonds such that they will represent a continuing theme in the GCC
  o Investor views/perception of
  o GCC Structured/Project Bonds?
  o Holdco/BidCo vs AssetCo transactions?
  o Importance of ESG?
• Can we expect the market to evolve to accommodate transactions with market risk (i.e. no guaranteed / limited off-take risk)

Moderator

Laughlan Waterston

Managing Director, Head of Corporate & Project Finance, Middle East

SMBC EMEA

Speakers

Iman Abdel Khalek

Managing Director, Co-Head CEEMEA Debt Capital Markets

Citi

Dr. Sherif Ayoub

Chief Financial Officer

Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP)

Anil Vijayachandran

Executive Director – Project Finance

ACWA Power

Mark Wells

Executive Director, Head of Structured Capital Markets

MUFG