GCC: GULF REGION TAPS INTO SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS TO ENSURE DEBT SUSTAINABILITY

   Wed, 27 January 2021

Gulf countries will look to their sovereign wealth funds to ensure loan sustainability in 2021 after record debt increases last year as these oil producers sought to plug gaping fiscal deficits. However, Kuwait may be blocked from tapping into its reserves, while poorer Gulf states such as Oman and Bahrain will increasingly depend on wealthier neighbours.

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