Executive Summary
A total of USD153.74 billion was raised in the GCC Aggregate Bonds and Sukuk market during 2018, a decline of 11.73% over USD174.17 billion raised in 2017. A total of USD61.87 billion was raised by the GCC Central Banks local issuances ("CBLI”) whereas USD91.87 billion was raised by GCC sovereign and corporate issuances.
