Kuwait

While the recent bounce in major global equity markets has provided some short-term relief to battered GCC bourses, we remain medium-term bearish. Similar themes inform our views... 2008-12-01

We have said in the past that Gulf governments will push ahead with new projects, even in the face of rising costs, falling demand and plummeting confidence, in an attempt to sustain... 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

Against the backdrop of yet another government resignation and probably early elections (at the time of writing), one way in which Kuwaiti politics could become more organised and... 2008-11-25

Israeli and Jordanian officials confirmed on November 20 that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defence Minister Ehud Barak secretly visited Amman two days previously to hold... 2008-11-21

The long-term outlook for the Jordanian banking sector is generally positive, although we expect asset and credit growth to slow in line with the slowing global economy. The conservative... 2008-11-19

BMI View: The government will try to spend its way out of the current financial crisis, and growth will remain robust over 2009-10. However, diminished financial resources and a poor... 2008-11-17

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