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(Bloomberg) While most Persian Gulf countries replenish spent coffers with profits from rising oil prices, the regionâs smallest economy is still in bailout territory.
Bahrain needs crude prices above $88 a barrel to balance its budget this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, the highest breakeven price in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and far above current levels around $75. Itâs preparing to tap international debt markets in the coming months to finance a deficit thatâs widened in the aftermath of the pandemic and left it lagging neighbors in the worldâs top energy-exporting region.
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