Yemen

BMI is concerned about the worsening ties between Sana'a and Washington. Yemen was prompted on 5 December to deny reports that an al-Qaeda fighter convicted of taking part in the... 2007-12-14

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

President Ali Abdullah Saleh has announced a reform initiative related to constitutional amendments that aims to 'create a full presidential system'. The ten point amendment plan... 2007-09-28

Real GDP growth is forecast to rise by 7.0% in 2007, a further gain on the 5.1% estimated in 2006. However with growth forecast to drop to 2.8% in 2008 on the back of falling oil... 2007-09-28

Clashes between the al-Houthi militants and government forces that took place after the agreement of a truce suggest that the issue will remain an underlying threat in spite of the... 2007-06-28

After posting a record current account surplus of 9.1% of GDP in 2006, and with 2007 looking set to be an even better year (11.1% of GDP), we expect the current account to fall sharply... 2007-06-28

BMI View: While the non-oil sector is growing well, it is too small to counteract the decline of the hydrocarbons industry, and we expect the current account to turn to deficit by... 2007-06-14

BMI View: The fighting in Saada province has been costly in humanitarian terms, but does not threaten the government's hold on power.

BMI View: We stand by the growth forecasts we outlined in our previous Business Forecast Report, envisaging a gradual slowdown from 4.8% this year to a still strong 3.9% in 2011.... 2007-06-12

We are standing by our real GDP growth forecasts for Yemen, leaving our projections of 4.8% in 2006, 4.3% in 2007 and 4.6% in 2008 unchanged. Thereafter, we see a decline to a still... 2007-05-08