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First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the largest lender in the UAE, sold sukuk, or Islamic bonds, worth $500 million on Thursday, as Gulf issuers start tapping debt investors in what is likely to be another record year for regional bonds.
According to a document issued by one of the banks leading the deal and seen by Reuters, the five-year paper offers investors a profit rate equivalent to 90 basis points over mid-swaps.
It was marketed earlier on Thursday with an initial price guidance of 100-105 basis points over mid-swaps.
The issuance, which will be completed later on Thursday, comes on the heels of a $750 million bond sale by rival Emirates NBD, Dubai’s largest bank, on Wednesday - the first public debt issuance from the Gulf region this year.
Banks, corporates and governments in the oil-rich Gulf region are expected to rely heavily on debt financing this year after the coronavirus crisis and lower energy prices squeezed their finances.
The Gulf saw a second consecutive year of record international bonds last year, topping $100 billion, and is likely to notch up another record this year, bankers and analysts have said. — Reuters
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