Kuwait

BMI View: Exports and consumer spending still look bleak, with government spending remaining the only aspect of GDP by expenditure that is still expanding in positive terms. However,... 2009-08-14

BMI View: In spite of the ongoing threats to stability posed by the economic crisis and social issues such as the status of the Bedoun people, we have revised up Kuwait's short-term... 2009-08-13

BMI View: Kuwait risks antagonising its Shi'a population through its policies towards Iraq, while the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, in spite of the widespread protests,... 2009-08-13

BMI View: Infrastructure growth will hold up best where there is domestic demand and sufficient government wealth for contractors not to need to rely on commercial bank lending. These... 2009-07-22

The numbers still look bad for Kuwait as we move towards 2010, with our budget and growth figures having been revised down for 2009, on the back of lower oil output and exports. The... 2009-07-13

BMI View: The current account surplus is not under any threat, even with our relatively low oil price forecasts. However, it will come in in 2009, and there will be a concomitant... 2009-05-20

BMI View: The price environment will stabilise, with last year's inflation a thing of the past, allowing the authorities to reduce interest rates this year and next.

As we go to press, the outlook for the global economy is certainly brighter than it was at the time of our last Business Forecast Report: markets are picking up and sentiment seems... 2009-05-20

BMI View: The new parliament may just offer a path of compromise between Kuwait's opposition MPs - many of whom won back their seats - and the reform-minded government. All sides... 2009-05-18

BMI View: The risks in this election are to democracy, rather than stability. With economic conditions unfavourable, the government may make greater efforts to avoid another term... 2009-04-29