Pub date: 29 Feb 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Business Forecast Report
Core Views E levated oil prices, an increase in government spending and financial support from Saudi Arabia should help bolster growth though 2012. That said, a weak outlook for the domestic touris... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
Emerging Markets Monitor provides weekly analyses, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, bonds, equities and funds across global markets, all backed by Business Monito... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
Middle East Monitor, The Gulf each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment... Read More
Pub date: 12 Apr 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Autos Industry Report
The political situation in Bahrain appears to be becoming the dominant factor in any reading of the country. A determined uprising, in part inspired by the Arab Spring, but also by a degree of Shi'a/... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Commercial Banking Industry Report
Banking Sector: Holding Up Despite Difficult Backdrop BMI View: We are forecasting a slow and steady expansion in Bahrain's retail banking sector in 2012, with the aggregate balance sheet for the in... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Consumer Electronics Industry Report
Bahrain's consumer electronics devices market, defined as the addressable market for computing devices, mobile handsets and AV devices, is forecast at US$632mn in 2011. This is expected to increase t... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Food & Drink Industry Report
Our current outlook on Bahrain's consumer sector is cautiously optimistic, as consumer confidence looks like it is beginning to regain some strength. Bahrain's economy will continue gathering steam t... Read More
Pub date: 10 Feb 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Freight Transport Industry Report
Expansion work on the King Fahd Causeway, connecting Bahrain with Saudi Arabia, was due to start in 2011, according to press reports in August 2010. The work will enable the road to handle 100mn pas... Read More
Pub date: 03 Feb 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Information Technology Industry Report
Market Overview The total size of the Bahrain IT market in 2010 is estimated by BMI at nearly US$314mn, up from US$280mn in 2009. BMI expects a market compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% for 20... Read More
Pub date: 03 Jan 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Infrastructure Industry Report
Despite a relative calming of tensions in Bahrain, uncertainty persists continue to undermine investor confidence in Bahrain’s previously stable construction market. The tumultuous events in 2011 hav... Read More
Pub date: 20 Apr 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks The latest results and comments indicate that 2011 was a highly challenging, but not universally disastrous, year for Bahrain's insurance sector. We believe that premiums ... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: Bahrain has a far smaller oil and gas resource base than its neighbours, but is a leading regional refined products exporter. In the coming decade, the country may begin importing LNG, but ... Read More
Pub date: 22 Mar 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: Bahrain is a developed pharmaceutical market with patented drug spending accounting for over 83% of the total pharmaceutical expenditure in 2011. However, political unrest has dented invest... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Real Estate Industry Report
The commercial real estate market in Bahrain continues to suffer the fallout from the global financial crisis and unrest that swept through the country in early 2011. It has been one of the slowest G... Read More
Pub date: 05 Apr 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Retail Industry Report
BMI's Q212 Bahrain Retail Report forecasts that the country's retail sales will rise from an expected BHD0.59bn (US$1.56bn) in 2012 to BHD0.80bn (US$2.11bn) by 2016, boosted by a growing interest in ... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Shipping Industry Report
For the time being, we are happy to stick to our projections which see Bahrain's real GDP expanding 0.9% and 1.3% in 2011 and 2012 respectively. We expect throughput growth at the country's ports to ... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Telecommunications Industry Report
BMI's Q212 update to the Bahraini Telecommunications report contains analysis and five-year forecasts for the country's mobile, fixed-line and internet sectors based on full-year 2011 market data pub... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Middle East / Bahrain Water Industry Report
BMI View: The sense of panic that prevailed in Bahrain through much of 2011 has dissipated. This is clearly a positive development for the country's water sector, which is heavily dependent on intern... Read More
Pub date: 16 Sep 2009 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Telecommunications Special Report
BMI’s report on mobile telecommunications in the Middle East covers nine markets, which may be divided into two: those which are approaching 100% penetration and those which already have passed the... Read More
Pub date: 01 Nov 2011 Middle East / Bahrain Multinational Companies Country Directory
The Multinational Companies in Bahrain CD-ROM 2011 database features 820 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 210 multinational companies in Bahrain.... Read More
32 company profiles Pub date: 12 Nov 2009 Annual
Company Overview, Contact Details, Key Personnel, SWOT Analysis, Competitive Positioning, Strategy and Latest Developments for multinational oil & gas companies in the Middle East. Read More