Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 41

11-Oct-2010

Attractive Pricing And Investor Appetite Spur On Gulf Bond Sales

Gulf bond market issuance has picked up in the last few weeks and the uptrend is expected to continue. Re-cently those tapping the debt markets have included the Dubai government, and many others are either on road shows or waiting to make their move.

The flurry of activity has been triggered by the low cost of funding for issuers, coupled with strong investor appetite....