Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 17

25-Apr-2011

Bahrain

Demand For Bahrain Sovereign Debt Remains Strong, Says CBB

Demand for Bahrain sovereign debt remained strong during the first quarter of 2011, the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announced on 19 April. The domestic issues of government debt remained heavily oversubscribed. Although interest rates rose slightly, they have now started to trend downwards again and remain at historically low levels, said the bank. In addition to strong...