Middle East

GCC CFOs Look Towards ECA Market, Eastward, as Tenor Appetites Stretch Out

Borrowers based in GCC countries are increasingly looking to new pools of liquidity in a bid to satisfy growing demand for longer-term funding. But deepening concerns around the implementation of VAT, rising interest rates and softening demand for emerging market assets continues to weigh on credit markets, according to feedback from borrowers at an exclusive Breakfast Briefing hosted by HSBC and Bonds & Loans at the 2018 Project, ECA and Structured Finance event in Dubai.