Egypt

Egyptian police arrested another seven members of the Muslim Brotherhood as part of a crackdown against the opposition party in which more than 50 members have been detained in November... 2007-11-26

The trade account will remain negative and widen in FY2007/08 to 19.5% of GDP - up from 15.9% expected in FY2006/07 - as the strong export sector is struggling to contain a decline... 2007-11-26

We wrote in our last currency forecast that 'the end of official intervention, which could take place towards the end of 2007, would lead to a more rapid appreciation', highlighting... 2007-10-18

The government rushed to resolve a week-long strike at Egypt's largest textile mill last month, as a growing trend of labour unrest is threatening to destabilise the country. The... 2007-10-02

We predict that the trade balance will worsen with the deficit widening to US$12.44bn in 2007, and then again to US$15.26bn a year later. This trend

Looking in detail at what the new business environment ratings tells us about the East Med region, the picture is not greatly changed. As with our previous ratings, Israel is well... 2007-10-01

We are standing by the forecasts we ran in our last Business Forecast Report, believing that investment will drive real GDP growth of at least 6.7% in FY06/07 (with risks to the upside).... 2007-08-30

Israeli proposals to build a barrier along the Egypt/Gaza border to prevent the smuggling of people and weapons through that channel will do little for bilateral relations, although... 2007-08-30

We are leaving our forecasts unchanged, believing that investment will drive real GDP growth of at least 6.8% in FY06/07 (with risks to the upside).

With the threat to the government posed by the Muslim Brotherhood currently on a back burner - thanks to extensive crackdowns, and new constitutional regulations which minimise the... 2007-08-02