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海角直播 expects $11 bln inflows from JP Morgan bond index entry

海角直播 expects $11 bln inflows from JP Morgan bond index entry
海角直播鈥檚 bonds will have a 3.1 percent weighting in the JP Morgan indexes. (File/AFP)
Updated 29 September 2018

海角直播 expects $11 bln inflows from JP Morgan bond index entry

海角直播 expects $11 bln inflows from JP Morgan bond index entry
  • 海角直播, together with the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, will enter JP Morgan鈥檚 emerging market government bond indexes next year
  • 海角直播鈥檚 bonds will have a 3.1 percent weighting in the JP Morgan indexes

Arab news LONDON: 海角直播 looks set to attract an $11 billion windfall of foreign funds after being included in a key international debt index.

The Kingdom will be part of JP Morgan鈥檚 emerging market government bond indexes next year, helping to reduce borrowing costs and opening up 海角直播 to a much bigger pool of debt investors.

鈥淪ince the first launch of international bonds in 2016, the Debt Management Office鈥檚 (DMO) approach to international issues has evolved to facilitate access to global debt markets, the Saudi Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Saturday

鈥淐ontinued communication with investors globally has also contributed an increase in strategic initiatives such as index inclusion.鈥

The DMO estimates inflows of about $11 billion as a result of the JP Morgan listing. It comes at an important time for the Kingdom鈥檚 emerging capital markets as both the government and companies increasingly consider bond sales to raise capital, encouraged by financial reforms that are aimed at reducing economic reliance on oil revenues.

The UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar will also become eligible for EMBI Global Diversified (EMBIGD), EMBI Global (EMBIG) and EURO-EMBIG indexes. The process will be phased between Jan. 31 and Sept. 30, 2019.

That could lead to an estimated $30 billion in inflows, leading to tighter spreads and making primary market access easier, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

海角直播, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar have issued a quarter of all new debt sold by emerging market countries in each of the past three years, according to Reuters data.