Executive Summary
A total of USD174.17 billion was raised in the GCC Aggregate Bonds and Sukuk market during 2017, an increase of 3.96% over USD167.54 billion raised in 2016. Out of which, USD69.90 billion was raised by the GCC Central Banks local issuances (CBLI) whereas USD104.26 billion was raised by GCC sovereign and corporate issuances.
