The South Asian country becomes the 25th market to be included in the index since its launch in June 2005
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CBUAE
UAE Central Bank to auction AED15.5bn in government bonds
The release date for these bonds is set for November 15
bond issuance
Saudi Arabia announces partial repurchase of $1.3 billion outstanding dollar-denominated bonds
These bonds are maturing in 2023, 2025 and 2026
bond issuance
Latest UAE central bank T-Bond issue oversubscribed close to 6 times, gets bids worth $2.3 billion
The overwhelming response to the bond issue is attributed to the attractive market driven prices – a spread of 8 basis points (bps) over US Treasuries for two years, and a spread of 20 bps over US Treasuries for five years
Auction
UAE receives bids worth $2 billion in third auction of Treasury bonds
The auction, which is part of the country’s T-Bond programme, witnessed Treasury bonds oversubscribed five times
bond issuance
UAE Ministry of Finance receives bids worth AED 9.7 billion in second auction of Treasury bonds
The auction size of AED 1.5 billion was distributed over two tranches, including a two-year tranche of AED 750 million and a three-year tranche of AED 750 million
bond issuance
UAE auctions $2.5 billion in federal treasury bonds as investor confidence grows
The strong demand for the dirham denominated federal treasury bonds at the first auction reflects investor confidence in the UAE’s economic and financial policies and cements the UAE’s position as an attractive hub for investment, the UAE Deputy Prime Minister said
economic crisis
How to prepare for the next macroeconomic slowdown
2022 has been difficult for markets: rate volatility, losses in government bonds and high-quality credit. What’s next? Ariel Bezalel and Harry Richards share their views
Emerging Markets
Time for long-term investors to put some cash at work
Even with Covid in China, the war in Ukraine, and the tightening fever in Washington, there are opportunities for the long-run
currency pegged to dollar
Saudi hoard of US Treasuries shrinks most since oil-price rout
Kingdom sold $4bn in US government debt, the most in over a year, draining its cache to $124.1bn, according to Treasury Department data
Bond funding
UAE markets its first federal bond to global investors
Securities, which are denominated in dollars, will mature in 10 and 20 years, according to a source
Abu Dhabi economy
Abu Dhabi offers second dollar bond for the year amid low yields
Emirate is selling debt maturing in 10 years, with an initial price talk of about 90 basis points over Treasuries of similar maturity
bond market
Qatar may sit out Gulf debt binge as oil prices boost finances
Acting finance minister and the Minister of Commerce and Industry tells Qatar Economic Forum country will wait for ‘the right time to go ahead’ with the introduction of VAT
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debt market
UAE federal bank planning second-ever sale of dollar debt
Emirates Development Bank, which started operations in 2015 and provides financing to citizens and small- and medium-sized enterprises, could raise $750 million or more
currency pegged to dollar
UAE overtakes China in $17 billion U.S. treasuries buying spree
The move took UAE holdings to levels last seen in 2019 before the global pandemic and the crash in oil prices put pressure on its finances
bond investors
Video: Why buy negative yielding bonds?
About a fifth of the global bond market trades at negative yields.