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How will Gulf governments finance budget deficits?

The deterioration in Gulf public finances this year has pushed governments across the region to finance a significant portion of their budget deficits through international debt markets, which we expect to continue in the coming years. While this doesn’t raise concerns about public debt ratios in most of the Gulf, we are increasingly worried about Oman and Bahrain.

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