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: 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: 17 Feb 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Agribusiness Industry Report
BMI View: The Saudi Arabian government's drive to reduce grain production in order to conserve water in the desert country has turned it into one of the world's largest importers. We are therefore ca... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Autos Industry Report
Overall, growth over the course of 2011 was strong - running at around 6.99%, and bringing the total number of new vehicles sold to 688,883. This number is set to rise steadily, with BMI believing th... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: Saudi Arabia's commercial banks continue to benefit from the country's ongoing economic boom. Robust deposit inflows and strong domestic demand for credit have spurred lending, and we expec... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Consumer Electronics Industry Report
Saudi Arabia's consumer electronics devices market, defined as the addressable market for computing devices, mobile handsets and video, audio and gaming products is projected at US$6.3bn in 2012. Thi... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Defence & Security Industry Report
The legacy of the Arab Spring continued to weigh heavily on the Saudi Arabian government in early 2012, as tensions remained high in the country's eastern Shi'a areas especially. Meanwhile, the regio... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Food & Drink Industry Report
Saudi Arabia's positive growth outlook and its favourable demographics support our outlook for a strong consumer sector. Throughout 2011, robust growth was spurred by loose fiscal and monetary policy... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Freight Transport Industry Report
We retain our sanguine outlook for Saudi Arabian growth in 2012, despite a (relative) drop in oil prices from the 2011 highs. The US$133bn stimulus announced by King Abdullah in 2011 has a number of ... Read More
Pub date: 30 Apr 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Information Technology Industry Report
BMI View: Saudi IT spending is expected to reach US$2.1bn in 2012, up 8%, with BMI upwardly revising its forecast after the PC market outperformed the MEA region to report solid growth in 2011. Saud... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Infrastructure Industry Report
BMI View: Saudi Arabia's already buoyant construction sector was given a further boost in 2011, after a flurry of contracts worth US$71.2bn were awarded. This is a trend we expect to continue in the ... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks As of March 2012, the latest results from Saudi Arabia's listed insurance companies (in relation to 2011) highlight the weaknesses rather than the strength of the sector. ... Read More
Pub date: 26 Apr 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: As OPEC's price enforcer and holder of most of the cartel's spare oil production capacity, we expect Saudi Arabia to keep a tight rein on output over the next ten years, with no apparent pr... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Petrochemicals Industry Report
Saudi Arabia is set to overcome its dependence on commodity petrochemicals by developing high performance and speciality-grade petrochemicals, which can add value to exports and put the industry in ... Read More
Pub date: 30 Mar 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: In line with BMI's view that public healthcare spending in Saudi Arabia would be greatly boosted by government initiatives in 2012 there has been a flurry of activity in the public healthca... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Power Industry Report
BMI View: Saudi Arabia's power sector is among the most dynamic in the GCC, with contract awards piling up as the government executes its huge investment plan. Saudi Arabia has a very strong trackrec... Read More
Pub date: 11 May 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Real Estate Industry Report
The Saudi Arabia Real Estate report examines the Commercial Office, Retail and Industrial segments throughout the Kingdom in the context of our bullish outlook for the economy and buoyant constructio... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Retail Industry Report
We forecast that Saudi Arabia's retail sales will grow from an estimated SAR608.08bn (US$162.37bn) in 2012 to SAR823.68bn (US$219.94bn) in 2016. Principal factors behind the forecast growth in Saudi ... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Shipping Industry Report
The outlook for Saudi Arabia is currently a strong one. The country has benefited from elevated oil prices through 2011 and the government, influenced by the Arab Spring which has toppled regimes in ... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Telecommunications Industry Report
Saudi Arabia's mobile sector experienced its first ever quarterly negative growth in Q411, following net losses of 2.4mn subscribers, according to market data published by the CITC. This brought the ... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Tourism Industry Report
Saudi Arabia's tourism industry is unique in that despite the limitations of strict entrance visa regulations, the industry has strong growth potential. That said, uncertainty across the region as it... Read More
Pub date: 22 Mar 2012 Middle East / Saudi Arabia Water Industry Report
BMI View: Saudi Arabia has started 2012 in an active mode, with the signing of a major corporate loan for the main power and water utility company Marafiq, planned revisions to operation and maintena... 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 / Saudi Arabia Multinational Companies Country Directory
Multinational Companies in Saudi Arabia CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile Merck Sharp & Dohme Scientific Office PO Box 17098 ... 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