Political Risk

On November 27, Iraq's parliament finally passed the bilateral security pact with the US. Lawmakers approved the agreement by a margin of 149 to 49 (with 77 members of parliament... 2008-11-28

Today (November 27), in line with BMI's view, Iraq's parliament finally passed the bilateral security pact with the US, after the vote was delayed from yesterday due to ongoing, and... 2008-11-27

BMI View: The walk-out of the Kuwaiti government is a familiar story, and we could well see parliament dissolved and new elections called. All of this adds to our view that political... 2008-11-25

BMI View: The walk-out of the Kuwaiti government is a familiar story, and we could well see parliament dissolved and new elections called. All of this adds to our view that political... 2008-11-25

BMI View: The walk-out of the Kuwaiti government is a familiar story, and we could well see parliament dissolved and new elections called. All of this adds to our view that political... 2008-11-25

The economic turmoil poses a significant risk to political stability, as increasing numbers are made unemployed by the real estate crisis. The latest company to announce job losses... 2008-11-25

Tomorrow (November 26), the Iraqi parliament is due to vote on the contentious security pact with the US, which calls for all US combat troops to be withdrawn by the end of 2011.... 2008-11-25

Following the news that Oman will establish a human rights commission for the first time, we will not be altering our relatively high short- or long- political risk ratings of 87.3... 2008-11-18

According to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Q308, the value of exports and re-exports to Iran fell by 15.4% q-o-q. While oil prices have fallen sharply since they... 2008-11-18

BMI View: The Kuwaiti parliament will remain disunited, posing risks to the outlook for reform. However, one thing it does appear to be able to agree on is populist economic measures,... 2008-11-17