Bahrain
Economy
Bahraini voters take to the polls in September or October 2010, and political noise is already rising. Members of the predominant opposition 'society' al-Wefaq claim that the electoral...
2010-07-23Industry
While Bahrain's property market suffers from the same issues of investor apathy and oversupply affecting much of the region, there nonetheless exists a strong demand for low-cost housing...
2010-07-08Economy
A squabble blew up in early May after Bahrain nominated a candidate for GCC secretary-general, Mohammad al-Mutawa, who is particularly disliked in Qatar as a result of his role in leading...
2010-06-28Political Risk
BMI View: Saudi diplomacy helped decide a political dispute between Qatar and Bahrain in the former's favour. The tensions will undermine GCC coherence at a critical time in the region's...
2010-06-15Economy
BMI View: Bahrain's 2009 budget deficit is small compared with those of much of the developed world but there are reasons for serious concern. The level of dependence on the oil sector...
2010-06-14Economy
Without an additional oil price windfall - and we think a decline is more likely than a rally at this stage - we do not see where the recovery will come from. The turmoil elsewhere...
2010-06-14Economy
The advantages to launching a GCC single currency in the current uncertain global macroeconomic climate are limited, and we do not expect a revival of the shelved project any time soon....
2010-06-14Economy
BMI View: Bahrain has one of the weakest growth outlooks in the MENA region, with sub-2% growth forecast for both 2010 and 2011, and the recent performance of its capital markets bears...
2010-06-03
