#Fitch Ratings

Saudi Arabia tranfer Aramco stake

Saudi Arabia transfers 4% Aramco stake to PIF

The state remains the largest shareholder in Aramco after the transfer, as it retains more than 90 per cent of the company’s shares

Fitch upgrades Saudi Arabia.

Fitch Ratings raises Saudi Arabia’s outlook on strong fiscal buffers

The kingdom has one of the highest reserve coverage ratios among Fitch-rated sovereigns at 18 months of current external payments

Oman

Oman gets first upgrade from Fitch on oil-led fiscal turnaround

Fitch raised Oman’s long-term foreign-currency rating by one notch to BB

Apicorp Khalid Ali Al-Ruwaigh

APICORP leverages preferred creditor status to launch A/B loan programme

The A/B loan structure will help support APICORP’s less developed member countries and encourage private sector participation

UAE gets first rating from Fitch ahead of federal bond sale

The company ranked the sovereign AA- with a stable outlook

Fitch follows Moody’s by downgrading Oman deeper into junk again

Fitch’s latest downgrade brings its ranking of Oman to the same level as that of Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings.