Low oil prices mean that budget deficits will persist for some time in the GCC and we think these countries will shift away from a reliance on savings towards issuing debt to plug the gap this year. We estimate that more than US$85bn of debt will be issued in 2016. Inevitably, debt-to-GDP ratios will rise but not to the extent that should cause major alarm – bond yields should remain low in most countries.
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