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: 02 May 2012 Middle East / Iran Business Forecast Report
Core Views Despite heightened rhetoric, we do not believe Iran's threats to close the Strait of Hormuz are credible. Any cut-off in oil export receipts would hit the economy hard, and the governmen... Read More
Pub date: 29 Feb 2012 Middle East / Iraq Business Forecast Report
Core Views Despite the successful formation of a government in December 2010, we expect political progress to remain slow and stability to remain fragile. A broken power-sharing agreement, withdraw... Read More
Pub date: 28 Mar 2012 Middle East / Israel Business Forecast Report
Core Views Elevated risks of instability in Israel's neighbours, including Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank and Gaza, have raised political risks, and investors' risk appetite may be tempe... Read More
Pub date: 28 Mar 2012 Middle East / Jordan Business Forecast Report
Core Views We maintain that Jordan's long-term political outlook is among the most stable in the region owing to a series of political and economic reforms undertaken by the government in recent ye... Read More
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: 28 Mar 2012 Middle East / Yemen Business Forecast Report
Core Views Government spending will be the primary driver of Oman's growth momentum over the medium term. With oil prices set to remain high throughout the year, and room in the government's budget... Read More
Pub date: 28 Mar 2012 Middle East / Qatar Business Forecast Report
Core Views Qatar's short-term political risk profile remains among the most stable in the region. Despite enjoying little in the way of democratic freedom, Qataris benefit from massive hydrocarbon ... Read More
Pub date: 29 Feb 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Business Forecast Report
Core Views T he announcement in early 2011 by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah of a further US $110bn in economic stimulus measures highlights the government’s growing concerns about the need to shore ... Read More
Pub date: 02 May 2012 Middle East / United Arab Emirates Business Forecast Report
Core Views The UAE's reputation as a 'safe haven' in a volatile region will continue to serve the economy well, although growth will begin to suffer in early 2012 as global headwinds pick up. Dele... Read More