Emirates NBD Asset Management, KAMCO Investment Company and Fisch Asset Management have partnered to take an in-depth look at the MENA debt market in 2018 and provide an outlook for the year ahead.

MENA fixed income instruments provided a relative oasis of calm against volatile market moves in 2018. MENA hard currency bond and Sukuk issuance reached USD 84 billion, with demand for new issues remaining high as regional debt was oversubscribed 2x - 2.5x, according to a white paper by Emirates NBD Asset Management, KAMCO Investment Company and Fisch Asset Management. Investor appetite is likely to remain strong in 2019, as GCC bonds are included on the JP Morgan EMBI index series and regional governments sustain ambitious reform agendas. The co-authored paper provides an in-depth look at regional fixed income in 2018 and provides an outlook for 2019.

Co-authors: Emirates NBD Asset Management, KAMCO Investment Company and Fisch Asset Management