US President Biden made the announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and called on other countries to follow suit
“Global confirms that as a consequence of a capital repayment default in the second half of December... the company is in default on the majority of its financial indebtedness,” the lender said on Thursday, according to Zawya Dow Jones.
Global Investment, which is listed on the
The bank has been in talks to refinance its 830 million Kuwaiti dinar ($2.93 billion) debt after two rating firms downgraded the company, citing a risk of default.
“Global’s statement today is further evidence that its problems haven’t gone away and the situation remains pretty dire,” said Robert Thursfield of Fitch Ratings, which for Global has a “C” long-term issuer default rating on rating watch negative.
The development comes amid continuing speculation over the health of
The Kuwait Stock Exchange All-Share Index has dropped 21.6 per cent in the past two months, according to Zawya.com data, as investors’ confidence is being eroded.
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Concerns are also rising over the health of financial institutions and companies in the other oil-rich states of the
“There could be more Gulf companies defaulting as the global economy goes through a recession in 2009, but important lessons can be drawn from these experiences, including greater corporate governance in the years to come,” SABB Chief Economist John Sfakianakis said.
Mr. Sfakianakis said companies in the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, of which Kuwait is a member, were facing credit limitations because of a crunch in the general banking system, but “defaults won’t be as wide as those in the US and Europe.”
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