Qatar Beats Its Gulf Peers in 2018's Asset Scorecards

  • Qatar’s credit risk falls, stocks rally despite embargo
  • Oil rout, Saudi Arabia’s policies spur outflows from Gulf
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It’s been a year-and-a-half since Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations cut ties with Qatar in a dramatic breakup. Most analysts at the time said they’d kiss and make up within months, but here we are, at the cusp of 2019, and there’s no sign of a reconciliation.

Even though Qatar is the one that’s been isolated, its assets have fared better this year than other Gulf nations.