Middle East Bonds

International banks still hiring

Borrowers from the Gulf region have a track record of remarkable primary market prints

Asian buyers are sensitive to geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East, but they do return

◆ Hyperscaler sets new standard for European corporate bond market ◆ What it will it take to get a bank to issue in euros again ◆ Iran war could reshape ultra-competitive Gulf capital markets

Many bankers find reasons to leave the region

◆ How banks and bankers are operating in the region under threat of military escaltion ◆ Bond issuance to resume — but how? ◆ Dwindling fee pool poses questions over long-term future for banks

Toto, I have a feeling we're not in EM anymore

A dozen Middle East bonds postponed as Iran conflict flares

The sell-off since war broke out has not been huge

Accumulation of large debts has not accompanied the GCC's real estate boom, as in the past

Several mitigating factors could contain energy price rises

Some capital market staff laugh off risks, others worry about their families