Oman triple tightens and trades up as Kuwait prepares

Even as some investors fretted about Oman’s economic welfare, a stampede of orders into the country's $5bn triple tranche deal on Wednesday augured well for the hefty sovereign issuance to come from Gulf sovereigns this year — the next of which has a bigger deal to do and arguably a better tale to tell in the process, one it will tell next week. Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker and Virginia Furness report.