Economy
Kuwait
We expect public expenditure in Kuwait to increase in 2012. Although government spending plans in recent years have been persistently hampered by political gridlock in parliament, we...
2012-01-31Saudi Arabia
We expect Saudi Arabia's external position to remain healthy for the foreseeable future. While moderating oil prices will shrink the trade surplus in 2012, we nevertheless forecast...
2012-01-30Iran
We forecast headline inflation to come in at 26.3% y-o-y in 2011/12, (Iran's fiscal year ends on March 20). According to official figures, inflation currently stands at 20.6% y-o-y....
2012-01-30United Arab Emirates
We are projecting a slight narrowing in the UAE's current account surplus in 2012 (to 7.6% of GDP from an estimated 8.7% in 2011), as hydrocarbon receipts fall and re-exports to Iran...
2012-01-27Bahrain
Consumer price inflation in Bahrain came in at a three-month low of 0.2% y-o-y in December, bringing the average rate of headline price growth in 2011 to -0.4%. A key factor behind...
2012-01-27Qatar
In spite of a sharp increase in government spending, we continue to expect Qatar's budget position to remain healthy over the coming years. We are pencilling in a 36.3% y-o-y rise in...
2011-12-21Yemen
While inflationary pressure is set to remain pronounced in Yemen over the coming quarters, we expect the headline print to moderate in 2012 compared with 2011. We are forecasting average...
2011-12-21Kuwait
We remain optimistic about the prospects for economic growth in Kuwait heading into next year. We have revised up our forecast for 2011 from 5.3% to 6.1% on the back of higher than...
2011-12-21
