Kuwait

BMI View: The Kuwaiti political scene remains turbulent by Gulf standards, and although the outlook has improved of late, this continues to pose a risk to the business

Ethnic tensions have never been a major problem, resulting in a good score of seven out of ten in the minorities category of our long-term risk ratings. However, the situation in... 2008-02-22

BMI View: Kuwait will remain comfortably in surplus for the remainder of the forecast period, with oil prices needing to drop to US$32.50/bbl before it would enter deficit.

BMI View: We expect continued gradual appreciation of the dinar against the euro, although a dollar bounce may reverse some of its gains against the greenback thanks to the new basket... 2008-02-21

BMI View: Although we expect Jordan to remain politically stable over the coming years, especially given that the government has introduced new measures to improve working conditions... 2008-02-14

BMI View: While we expect real GDP growth to slow over the forecast period, on the back of declining annual growth in private and government consumption, robust foreign direct investment... 2008-02-12

BMI View: Although revenue growth will slow over the next five years, the budget deficit is set to narrow considerably as the government's plan to remove costly fuel subsidies will... 2008-02-11

Although the government has not yet passed the Social Security Cooperation (SSC) law, the planned changes have sparked a keen debate among business leaders and the public. The new... 2008-01-31

We expect real GDP growth to stay strong in Jordan in 2008 and 2009, coming in around 4.9% in both years. In addition, the trade deficit is expected to continue to

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