Kuwait

Jordan is a fairly stable state, as reflected by our short-term and long-term political risk ratings of 69.2 and 69.6 respectively, and the news that King Abdullah's most senior aide,... 2008-09-30

Kuwait's relations with Sudan, which have been frosty since the latter supported Saddam Hussein in the 1991 Gulf War, are improving rapidly. Following Finance Minister Mustafa al-Shimali's... 2008-09-30

The dispute between the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) on one side and MPs and unionists on the other continues to cloud the outlook for foreign investment. If the deal... 2008-09-30

Progress in the US towards a bailout of ailing financial institutions seems to have halted recent slides in GCC equity markets but we retain our bearish stance towards the region... 2008-09-29

BMI View: The Kuwaiti plan to build up the banking sector has some mileage, but a poor business environment, as well as the current liquidity crisis and unfavourable global conditions,... 2008-09-24

The Jordanian government has just been given a financial boost with the news that the US intends to increase its aid to Amman by 43% this year to US$660mn, and continue to make similar... 2008-09-23

Kuwait continues to cement its relationships with key allies: Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah is in the US at the moment to meet with President George W... 2008-09-19

The approval of a draft agreement on the charter governing the Gulf monetary union council by five ministers this week is broadly positive in terms of regional cooperation, but does... 2008-09-17

With Gulf equities falling further over the weekend, our bearish view on the region's stock markets continues to play out. The falling oil price (front month Brent crude has now dropped... 2008-09-15

If confirmed, the reported Kuwaiti decision to deport 800,000 'marginal workers' over the next three year would be yet another indication of the populist bent of domestic policy at... 2008-08-22