Tag: Private Credit

Private credit was one of the fastest-growing sources of non-bank financing in the Middle East through 2024 and 2025, with the regional market growing at an estimated 15-30% annually. That trajectory paused following the regional conflict that began in early 2026.

While underlying corporate fundamentals have remained resilient, institutional risk perceptions have changed. The subsequent ceasefire initially offered a potential turning point, but renewed strikes and continued uncertainty have kept investors cautious.

Private credit underwrites a three- to five-year forward view. A durable recovery therefore requires more than an announced cessation of hostilities…