Court ruling may hinder reforms in short-term: Fitch
Kuwait TowersSome short-term delay in public investment and economic reform may result from Sunday's ruling by ...
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GCC oil revenues reach $700b in 2012
Saudi AramcoEnergy exporters' credit profiles have benefitted from rising oil prices and production that have increased ...
Batelco emerges as leader in domestic market: Fitch
Fitch Ratings, which on Monday assigned Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) prospective USD notes BBB- rating and outlook as stable, said ...
Fitch affirms Rakbank at BBB+; outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah's (RAKBANK) long-term issuer default rating (IDR) at BBB+ with a stable ...
Fitch affirms SEC AA-; outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Saudi Electricity Company's (SEC) long-term issuer default rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating at AA-. The ...
Fitch rates SIB’s $1.5b sukuk BBB+
Fitch Ratings has assigned Sharjah Islamic Bank's (SIB; the originator; 'BBB+'/stable/'F2') trust certificate programme an expected rating of 'BBB+ (EXP)'. ...
Fitch trims economic growth forecast for GCC
GCC LogoFitch Ratings, in its newly-published quarterly GCC Sovereign Credit Overview, has trimmed its economic growth ...
EMEA aerospace, defence sector likely to boost buybacks
EMEA-based aerospace and defence companies are likely to increase their returns to shareholders in 2013, particularly via share buybacks, according ...
Turkey terrorism law reduces risk of market access
Turkey's adoption of anti-terrorism financing legislation last week reduces the risk of suspension from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), ...
Construction boom to continue in oil-rich MENA
Wahat Al-Muharraq Phase-1The oil-rich MENA construction sector will continue to be supported by government spending with ...