Bahrain
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Some capital market staff laugh off risks, others worry about their families -
Gulf debt's safe haven status shaken as Abu Dhabi bond widens 15bp
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The Gulf kingdom is trying to tackle a very wide deficit and sky-high debt to GDP
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Sukuk from Egypt, priced on Tuesday, have proved just as popular in the secondary market as it was in syndication
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The financing marks the bank’s first Islamic syndicated transaction in the international market
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Government has unveiled a plan to address fiscal problems
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The country's debt levels are very high, and weaker oil prices are a threat
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Issuance will quieten in the next two weeks after a busy start to 2025
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Making fair value estimates for the AT1 deal was tricky
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AT1s and senior deals from Saudi and Bahrain are expected early in the week
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The country is the only purely sub-investment grade issuer left in the GCC
