EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabian stocks led gains across most Persian Gulf equities, rising for a third day on optimism the kingdom will make delayed payments to companies after it raised a record $17.5 billion from its debut international bond sale.

EghtesadOnline: For Saudi Arabia, some things are better left unsaid. As they swapped their traditional white robes for business suits and ties to meet with prospective investors ahead of the kingdom’s first-ever international bond sale, Saudi government officials talked at length about their vision for transforming the economy.

EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia, undergoing its biggest economic overhaul in recent history, will start meeting investors this week with a view to selling its first international bond, according to people familiar with the matter.

EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia’s record debut international bond sale is shifting the ground across Middle East debt markets, fueling price gains and stoking speculation of more borrowers to come.