Bahrain

We forecast Bahrain's current account surplus to expand to 30.3% in 2008, up from 23.2% in 2007, on the back of growing surpluses on both the trade and services accounts.

Ongoing unrest among Shi'a groups is already factored into our political risk ratings for Bahrain, but there are further downside risks to social stability if the government cannot... 2008-02-29

We revisit some of our key market views in the light of the renewed turmoil in global markets this

Our short political risk rating remains unchanged, in spite of a recent spate of riots in Shi'a dominated areas, by over 500 demonstrators demanding compensation for alleged human... 2008-01-02

The region covered in this publication scores reasonably well in our new business environment ratings, with an average overall score of 49.6, slightly higher than the world average... 2007-10-03

Two parliamentary panels investigating irregularities in the health and information ministries will continue their inquiry in spite of the recent replacement of the health and the... 2007-10-01

We forecast growth to remain strong throughout the forecast period with real GDP projected to expand by 6.8% in 2007 and 5.4% the year after. Inflation is also forecast

King Hamad has proved a dab hand at counterbalancing the immediate interests of the ruling family with the more urgent demands for political reform emerging from the mainly Shi'a... 2007-09-19

The Moroccan All Share Index (MASI) is also another regional market, alongside the Saudi index, that appears to be in a league of its own. In a very positive technical move the... 2007-08-13

BMI View: Kuwait's move to re-peg the dinar to a weighted basket of currencies is a clear signal that it is not prepared to wait for the other GCC states: it backs up our view that... 2007-05-21