Wednesday 7 October 2015

Living with a lower oil price becomes the new normal - FT.com

Living with a lower oil price becomes the new normal - FT.com: "When Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank failed to close a bond last month, Gulf financiers drew a worried breath.
The second-largest bank by assets in the wealthy capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not manage to attract the right balance of lenders at a cheap enough price for its benchmark bond — so it pulled the plug on the issue.
The failed transaction illustrates how Gulf lenders are suffering a liquidity squeeze that is quickening, as governments lean on local lenders by both withdrawing their deposits and raising new debt.

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