Gulf weekly: No US-Iran talks but Abu Dhabi and Bahrain issue bonds

GULF COUNTRIES - Report 29 Sep 2019 by Rory Fyfe and Justin Alexander

Tensions with Iran and its allies dominated the agenda once again. There was no discernible progress at the UN General Assembly, where the tone and posturing broadly supported our expectations of only a slow movement towards a new nuclear deal but little enthusiasm for escalating the conflict. The Saudi-Yemen conflict came back into focus as apparent ceasefire progress was overshadowed by reports of a dramatic Houthi attack along the border. Meanwhile, Aramco appeared to exceed even its ambitious targets in restoring oil output, helping push down oil prices, and Abu Dhabi and Bahrain took advantage of a low global yield environment to issue bonds in spite of the regional political risk premium.

Now read on...

Register to sample a report

Register
Sign-in
Forgot your password?
Copyright 2025 GlobalSource Partners. All rights reserved. This report is prepared for GlobalSource Partners’ clients and may not be redistributed, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, retransmitted or disclosed, in whole or in part, or in any form or manner, without the express written consent of GlobalSource Partners. This report is distributed simultaneously to our website and other portals used by GlobalSource Partners. The information herein was obtained from various sources and is believed to be reliable but GlobalSource Partners does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Neither GlobalSource Partners nor any Country Analyst, officer or employee accepts any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential damages or losses rising from any use of this report or its contents.