If GCC financial activity is remembered for one thing in 2016, it should be for the Gulf sovereigns’ unprecedented appetite in tapping cheap bond markets as they seek to counter the 60% fall in oil prices since mid-2014.
While oil prices have rallied in recent months - Brent dropped below $28/B in January but is currently around $47/B - the oil-revenue dependent countries still face economic challenges. (CONTINUED - 1843 WORDS)
