Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) considers the launch of a sukuk next year. The initiative shall be part of DEWA's refinancing plans. Other products in combination with the sukuk, such as securitisation, will also be included. The issuance is expected to lead to benefits from lower borrowing costs. The money gained is intended to be used for repayment instead of investment.
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Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook to positive from stable for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) including related entities (DEWA Funding Ltd. and its guaranteed debt instruments.
At the same time, Moody's has converted DEWA's issuer rating into a Ba2 corporate family rating (CFR) and assigned a probability of default rating (PDR) of Ba2, in line with the rating agency's practice for corporate issuers with non-investment-grade ratings.