Gulf issuers gear up as bond crush loomsBond issuers in the Gulf will have to make potentially costly decisions on timing in coming weeks as the region gears up for one of its heaviest-ever periods of international issuance - possibly over $25 billion by the end of October. More… |
Gulf bonds lose some safe-haven pull in cheap oil eraInternational bonds from the Gulf's wealthy energy-exporting countries are losing some of their safe-haven status as an era of low oil prices looms. For several years, bonds from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) a More… |
Gulf bond market shrugs off S&P downgradesConfidence that the Gulf oil exporting states can ride out an era of cheap oil supported prices of their international bonds on Tuesday after Standard and Poor's cut its debt ratings or outlooks for several of the countries. T More… |
20 Gulf bonds likely in 6 months: StanchartThe Gulf region could see up to 20 bond issues over the next six months, Standard Chartered's top executive for the region said on Monday, buoyed by global demand for emerging market debt. After a slow start to the year, primary issuan More… |
Gulf bond issuers see opportunity in MalaysiaGulf-based banks and companies, struggling to overcome a lack of investor confidence after the Dubai debt crisis, are increasingly looking towards Malaysia, the world’s biggest Islamic bond market with a vast pool of cash. After the burst More… |