Monday 9 November 2009

Dubai’s Next Bond Will Be ‘Well Received,’ Ruler Says

Dubai’s second half of a $20 billion bond program will be “well received,” and those who doubt the unity of Dubai and Abu Dhabi should “shut up,” the emirate’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum said.

“The second tranche of the bond program will be well received, it will be widely subscribed and will be used directly to meet Dubai’s obligations in the next few years,” Sheikh Mohammed said at a conference in Dubai today.

Dubai, the second-biggest of seven states that make up the United Arab Emirates, raised $1.93 billion last month from the biggest sale of Islamic bonds in the Gulf Arab region this year. The $1.25 billion dollar-denominated portion of the bond traded at a yield of 6.47 percent today, compared with a 3.89 percent yield investors are seeking for a five-year Abu Dhabi bond.

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