Saudi surprises set alarm bells ringing

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Saudi surprises set alarm bells ringing

The only real surprise about a corporate default occurring in the Gulf should be that anyone would be taken by surprise in the first place. But are the latest restructurings — for the likes of Saad and Al Gosaibi — a sign of worse to come or just a couple of nasty one-offs?

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