The UAE accounted for approximately 61% of sustainable debt issuance across the Gulf region in all currencies during the first nine months of 2026, according to a senior Fitch Ratings official. Bashar Al Natoor, Managing Director and Global Head of Islamic Finance at Fitch Ratings, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of the World Green Economy Summit in Dubai that the Gulf region accounted for approximately 40% of US dollar-denominated sustainable debt issuance in emerging markets, excluding China, during the same period. [...]