Saudi Arabia
Political Risk
BMI View: The Saudi royal family depends on steady oil revenues and Western support to maintain its tight grip on the population. The loss of either one of these could lead to substantial...
2010-08-04Economy
BMI View: The robust domestic demand picture in Saudi Arabia makes it one of our preferred growth stories in the MENA region. However, it also makes for a huge import bill, which would...
2010-07-29Economy
We stated at the beginning of the Obama presidency that the new president would not take a materially different stance to his predecessors on relations with Saudi Arabia, with pragmatic...
2010-07-23Economy
BMI View: The public sector will continue to be the main driver of growth in 2010, with private sector financing having been very disappointing over the first half of the year. Eventually,...
2010-07-21Economy
BMI View: The decision by Saudi Arabia's parliament to shelve the mortgage law is disappointing, and bodes ill for the recovery of bank lending in the Kingdom. However, the ongoing...
2010-07-12Economy
BMI View: Saudi infrastructure plans are a key plank of our positive view on the Kingdom's growth prospects, but financing conditions have been very unhelpful. Our infrastructure...
2010-06-29Economy
Upholding our relatively low rating for the policy formation aspect of the Saudi government's legislative abilities, recent developments highlight that the government could further...
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...
2010-06-15
