Yemen

Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi recently said that Yemen could soon accede into the some of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) agencies, a move that would be a significant step... 2008-04-25

While we expect real GDP growth to slow down to 2.6% in 2008, on the back of a 12.6% decline in the oil sector, growth will pick up again in 2009 to hit 3.4%. This will be mainly... 2008-04-25

We are forecasting an aggregate real GDP growth rate of 5.9% this year, both for the Gulf region (including Iran, Iraq and Yemen), and for the GCC. Next year the GCC will maintain... 2008-04-04

Yemen's crude output is set to slip below 300,000 b/d by this year on the back of falling rates from the biggest producer, Canada's Nexen's at blocks 14 and 51, where natural oil... 2008-04-01

The north-western Sa'ada province appears restive again, with the Qatari-led diplomatic initiative to resolve the dispute last year proving to be a less than adequate sticking plaster.... 2008-03-20

BMI View: The government faces rising dissent in the south, on top of a northern rebellion. Meanwhile, the president has lost a key ally with the death of his parliamentary speaker... 2008-03-20

BMI View: Yemen's economy is still cosseted by high oil prices, but this is unlikely to sustain for much longer. Rising Gulf investment and the onset of gas exports are the only bright... 2008-03-20

BMI View: Yemen is battling inflationary demons. It has not yet reached crisis proportions, but price rises have the potential to trigger domestic conflict and the authorities lack... 2008-03-20

Recent comments from Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Majawar indicate that Yemen is hoping to join the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) by 2015. Majawar said that Yemen is following the... 2008-01-03

We forecast real GDP to expand by 4.4% in 2008 - up from a projected 3.3% a year earlier - on the back of expansion in the non oil sector and high oil revenues