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Egypt / Economy
Egypt's Mohammed ElBaradei has said that he will form a 'national association for change' before the 2010 parliamentary and 2011 presidential elections. The announcement was made after a round of talks with opposition leaders and civil society leaders on February 23. ElBaradei, the former head of the UN's atomic watchdog, has also said that he might bid for presidency, in what...
2010-03-02Israel / Economy
In late February, a delegation of senior Israeli officials met with Chinese officials in Beijing in an attempt to persuade China to take a tougher stance on Iran. Against the backdrop...
2010-03-02Israel / Economy
Over the past five years, Israel has turned out trade deficits in the 2-4% of GDP range, yet has still managed to post current account surpluses of 1-5% of GDP. We expect similar...
2010-03-02Country Risk Rating
Egypt
Egypt's Mohammed ElBaradei has said that he will form a 'national association for change' before the 2010 parliamentary and 2011 presidential elections. The announcement was made...
2010-03-02Israel
In late February, a delegation of senior Israeli officials met with Chinese officials in Beijing in an attempt to persuade China to take a tougher stance on Iran. Against the backdrop...
2010-03-02Syria
In February, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hosted his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to reaffirm the strength of their 30-year alliance, vowing to deepen ties and dismissing...
2010-03-01Israel
In January, Yossi Peled, a reserve army general and minister without portfolio in the Israeli cabinet, stated that he believed a repeat of the 2006 war with Hizbullah was likely....
2010-01-28Israel
Over the past five years, Israel has turned out trade deficits in the 2-4% of GDP range, yet has still managed to post current account surpluses of 1-5% of GDP. We expect similar...
2010-03-02Israel
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics' first estimates, real GDP growth in Israel accelerated to 4.3% q-o-q annualised (seasonally adjusted) in Q409, up from 3.0% and 1.2%...
2010-02-23Jordan
The decision by the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) to lower its benchmark repo and discount interest rates by 50bps on February 22, to 4.00% and 4.25% respectively, illustrates the...
2010-02-22Israel
Annual inflation was still outside the Bank of Israel (BoI)'s 1-3% target range in January, coming in at 3.8% y-o-y, but the 0.7% m-o-m drop in the consumer price index will probably...
2010-02-16Lebanon
Political paralysis has continued to stand in the way of reform in Lebanon, with little having been achieved since the formation of the government in November. The country has learned...
2010-02-03Egypt
BMI View: With an internal crisis and a likely government crackdown, it is possible that Muslim Brotherhood members will lose some seats in the forthcoming parliamentary elections....
2010-01-06Egypt
BMI View: Our core scenario is for the NDP to regain some of the Muslim Brotherhood's seats in the 2010 elections. However, it will face potentially the most widely supported and...
2009-10-19Egypt
BMI View: As the National Democratic Party (NDP) prepares for its sixth annual conference on October 31, it continues to face multiple challenges, in the form of unemployment, a slowing...
2009-09-25
