We have argued for some time that the Gulf economies are in a strong position to weather a period of low oil prices and, despite speculation in markets, that dollar pegs won’t be abandoned. Bahrain and Oman are the two countries where the risk of devaluation is highest. But there are reasons to think that policymakers would only go down this path as a very last resort.
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