Arab News, Thursday, Sep 9, 2021 | Safar 2, 1443
Abu Dhabi expected to raise $3bn via bonds
Emirates:
Abu Dhabi locked in $3 billion
on Wednesday with its second bond sale of the year for which it received more
than $9.75 billion in orders for two tranches, a bank document showed.
The emirate sold $1.75 billion in 10-year bonds at 63 basis points (bps) over US
Treasuries (UST) and $1.25 billion in 30-year paper at 3 percent, settling at
the lower end of final price guidance, the document from one of the banks on the
deal showed.
It had given an initial price guidance of about 90
bps over UST for the 10-year tranche and around 130 bps over UST for the 30-year
notes.
BNP Paribas, First Abu Dhabi Bank, JPMorgan,
Morgan Stanley and Standard Chartered arranged the deal.
Gulf governments are seeking to lock in funding while rates remain at historic
lows, despite a rebound in oil that reversed their fortunes after their
economies were battered by last year’s historic price crash, along with the
impact of the pandemic.
Two sources familiar with the matter had told Reuters Abu Dhabi would likely
raise around $3 billion. The emirate sold $2 billion in seven-year bonds in May,
after hauling in $15 billion from bond issues last year.