S&P | Gulf Cooperation Council

Selected Press Releases
Release Title	Date
Jordan-Based Middle East Insurance Co. Assigned 'BBB' Long-Term Ratings; Outlook Stable	2009-11-18
Standard & Poor's Assigns 'AA-' Rating To State Of Qatar's $7 Billion Global Bond Issue	2009-11-18
Qatar-Based Nakilat Removed from CreditWatch On High Likelihood Of State Support; 'A+' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable	2009-11-12
Kuwait-Based Gulf Bank Ratings Lowered To 'BBB-/A-3' On Deteriorating Asset Quality; Outlook Negative	2009-11-10
Shariah-Compliant Equities Lag As Investors Dive Back Into Financials	2009-11-02
S&P Outlines Factors That Could Affect Its View Of The Likelihood Of Government Support For Dubai-Based GREs	2009-10-15
Bahrain-Based Reinsurer Trust Re Ratings Raised To 'BBB+' On Ongoing Good Development; Outlook Stable	2009-10-02
Abu Dhabi's TDIC Sukuk Ltd. Proposed $1.45 Billion Trust Certificates Issuance Program Assigned 'AA' Preliminary Rating	2009-10-01
Kuwait-Based Wethaq Takaful Insurance Co. K.S.C. Ratings Lowered To 'BB'; Outlook Negative`	2009-09-30
Qatari LNG Project Ras Laffan 3 $2.23 Bil. Senior Secured Bond Issue Assigned 'A' Rating; Outlook Stable	2009-09-29
Kuwait-Based First Takaful Insurance Co. Assigned 'BBB-' Ratings On Good Capitalization; Outlook Stable	2009-09-04
Sukuk Market Has Continued To Progress In 2009, Despite Some Roadblocks	2009-09-02
S&P Signs Index Licensing Agreement With Saudi Stock Exchange	2009-08-30
Islamic Development Bank's IDB Trust Services Ltd. Sukuk Issuance Program 'AAA' Rating Affirmed	2009-08-28
Long-Term Rating On National Central Cooling Lowered To 'BB-' Due To Weakening Liquidity; On CreditWatch Negative	2009-08-17
S&P Fund Services assigns A ratings to Markaz Gulf Fund and Markaz Mumtaz	2009-08-17
S&P Reports On Considerations In The Analysis Of Sharia-Compliant Takaful Insurance And Reinsurance Companies	2009-08-12
S&P Fund Services – Middle East and North Africa markets heading for a correction, say fund managers	2009-08-10
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 'AA-/A-1+' Ratings Affirmed On Strong Financial Position; Outlook Stable	2009-08-07
Bahrain-Based The International Banking Corp. (TIBC) Ratings Lowered To 'D/D' From 'SD/SD'	2009-08-04