Pub date: 02 May 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Business Forecast Report
Core Views We retain our broadly sanguine outlook on Kuwait's economic prospects for 2012. Elevated global hydrocarbon prices will allow the government to keep fiscal spending high, driving domesti... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
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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 / Kuwait Autos Industry Report
In 2011, a total of 100,100 passenger cars were sold in Kuwait, according to information from the General Directorate of Traffic cited by the Al Qabas newspaper in March 2012. This represented a 27.4... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: Sluggish demand for new credit continues to weigh on the Kuwaiti banking sector, despite a recent upswing in deposit inflows. Persistent disruption to the implementation of government infr... Read More
Pub date: 05 Apr 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Consumer Electronics Industry Report
Kuwait's consumer electronics devices market, defined as the addressable market for computing devices, mobile handsets and video, audio and gaming products, is projected at about US$1.1bn in 2012. Th... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Defence & Security Industry Report
The influence of the Arab Spring spread to Kuwait in late 2011, as protests that began in September culminated in the storming of parliament in Kuwait City by dozens of demonstrators on November 16. ... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Food & Drink Industry Report
We remain broadly confident about Kuwait's growth prospects in 2012 despite the increasingly foreboding external environment. We expect that heavy government spending will continue driving a robust ... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Freight Transport Industry Report
Kuwait's ports have struggled to recover the volumes they enjoyed prior to the global economic downturn, but BMI expects this largely to be achieved in 2012, with only total tonnage throughput at Sh... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Information Technology Industry Report
BMI View: Kuwait IT spending is expected to reach US$939mn in 2012, up 9%, with BMI upwardly revising its forecast after the PC market reported stronger than expected growth in 2011. Kuwait, the thi... Read More
Pub date: 16 Feb 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Infrastructure Industry Report
BMI View: Given the precedent for political gridlock and the resulting project delays, foreign investor and private sector players remain wary of Kuwait’s infrastructure market, despite large public ... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks In theory, Kuwait should be home to one of the Middle East's leading insurance sectors. Thanks to energy exports, the economy has consistently performed well over the long... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: One of OPEC's key oil producers, Kuwait's rise in output will be relatively slow and steady. We see Kuwait producing around 3.5mn b/d by 2021, although a substantial rise in oil consumption... Read More
Pub date: 24 Feb 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Petrochemicals Industry Report
Kuwait’s petrochemical industry is vulnerable to its exposure to the Asian market, particularly China which is its main customer, its narrow product range and dependence on naphtha could lead to an e... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: While Kuwait will continue to be of interest to multinational drugmakers - on account of traditional preference for branded medicines and the population's wealth - we caution that strengthe... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Power Industry Report
BMI View: Nuclear energy seems to have dropped out of contention for Kuwait, so in the near- to medium-term the country will be dependent almost exclusively on oil and gas. Much of the planned new g... Read More
Pub date: 11 May 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Real Estate Industry Report
The outlook for Kuwait's real estate sector remains positive. The market is recovering, backed by increased government spending and robust economic growth. The most recent full year data from 2011 c... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Retail Industry Report
BMI's Q212 Kuwait Retail Report forecasts that the country's retail sales will grow from an expected KWD2.36bn (US$8.78bn) in 2012 to KWD3.52bn (US$13.10bn) by 2016, despite the persistence of small... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Shipping Industry Report
Kuwait's ports have struggled to recover the volumes they enjoyed prior to the global economic downturn, but BMI expects this largely to be achieved in 2012, with only total tonnage throughput at Sh... Read More
Pub date: 30 Mar 2012 Middle East / Kuwait Telecommunications Industry Report
BMI's Q212 update on Kuwait's telecommunications market contains the latest sector news and developments, as well as financial indicators published by the two largest operators, Zain and secondranked... 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 / Kuwait Multinational Companies Country Directory
The Kuwait database features over 800 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at over 230 multinational companies in Kuwait, across 34 industry sectors.... Read More
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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