XIII Cbonds Fixed Income Conference

- Seeking predictability amid structural uncertainty: which indicators, scenarios and analytical frameworks can help investors distinguish market noise from lasting macroeconomic change?

- How could divergent monetary and fiscal policies affect bond yields, currencies and cross-border capital flows?

- How is the MENA region responding to shifts in energy markets, investment corridors and global trade—and where could it gain strategic advantages?

- What is the macroeconomic cost of geopolitical chokepoints and how should asset managers adapt to the related risks?

- How are global interest rates, the US dollar, geopolitical fragmentation and oil price swings reshaping international bond issuance pipeline for EM issuers?

- Comparing opportunities in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and frontier markets from a risk-adjusted return perspective

- Which new markets and themes offer opportunities beyond benchmark-heavy EM allocations?

- How are MENA international bonds spreads evolving and what investment ideas are pursued by the regional asset managers?

- How are supply, investor demand and changing market conditions shaping issuance volumes, structures and pricing across sovereign and corporate sukuk markets?

- Which gaps remain in legal, regulatory and Sharia frameworks, and how can standards across the GCC, Southeast Asia and other markets be better aligned?

- What is driving global investor appetite for sukuk?

- Can digital issuance and fractional ownership expand the investor base and improve market access?

- Overview of local currency bond markets in key emerging economies

- Identifying high-potential local currency debt markets and instruments

- Assessing the potential of local currency bonds as a diversification tool

- Analyzing the resilience of local currencies

- Finding value in dislocated and distressed local currency debt

- How are Saudi regulatory framework and market infrastructure are evolving, what further changes could make the market more accessible to foreign institutional investors?

- What global asset managers look for when allocating to Saudi Arabia, from liquidity and transparency to custody, settlement, taxation and operational access?

- How do Saudi asset managers, brokers and research providers help international investors navigate the market, identify opportunities and execute investment strategies?

- The development of Saudi riyal bonds and sukuk, the role of benchmark issuers, and what is needed to deepen the yield curve and secondary-market liquidity

- Sectors and markets offering the most attractive private equity, pre-IPO and IPO prospects

- How investors assess valuations, growth expectations and pricing gaps between private and public markets?

- Dealing with risks of limited secondary-market liquidity and IPO delays

- What role can private equity and pre-IPO exposure play in bond-focused and multi-asset portfolios?

- How will innovation and structural shifts reshape issuance, distribution, brokerage and asset management?

- How might AI reshape fixed income once the current hype and adjustment phases have passed?

- How will asset managers’ data requirements evolve, and will traditional data providers remain relevant?