The Middle East’s big problem is opacity — not S&P
Standard & Poor’s has got it in the neck for downgrading state-owned companies in the Gulf. This is unfair on the agency. Instead, the onus should be on the region’s governments to make known their intentions about government-related entity debt well in advance.
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