Yemen

We remain broadly pessimistic about the prospects for the Yemeni economy in 2012, as ongoing civil conflict continues to impact negatively on patterns of consumption and investment.... 2012-03-22

Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh is refusing to leave Yemen unless his political, tribal and military rivals leave the country as well, according to an unidentified senior... 2012-03-22

The leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Tareq al-Thahab, was killed in the southern Yemeni town of Rada on February 15. According to CNN , al-Thahab was killed by his... 2012-02-24

With Syria's political crisis in full swing, and Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh officially leaving office on February 21, it is clear that the forces unleashed by the Arab... 2012-02-24

Yemen's presidential election, held on February 21, marks an important milestone in the country's ongoing political crisis, in that it officially brings to an end the rule of former... 2012-02-22

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... 2011-12-21

On the back of ongoing political unrest, we are revising down our forecast for Yemen's current accounts. We now project a current account deficit of 4.8% of GDP in 2011, compared with... 2011-09-27

In a surprise move, Yemen's President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, returned to Sana'a on September 23 after spending over three months in Saudi Arabia recovering from an assassination attempt.... 2011-09-27

On the back of a weak fiscal position and the lack of willingness on the government's side to mitigate rising global commodity prices through subsidies, we expect inflationary pressure... 2011-05-31

On the back of our projection of rising oil prices in 2011, we have revised down Yemen's 2011 fiscal deficit forecast to 2.0% of GDP from 2.6% previously (compared to 3.8% estimated... 2011-05-31