Kuwait

In the wake of an election victory that consolidated power for pro-government and tribal leaders, King Abdullah II has asked former air force chief Nader Dhabi to form a cabinet and... 2007-11-23

On the back of high oil prices and costly fuel subsidies we are expecting the budget deficit to come in around 5.3% of GDP this year, after which it will narrow to 3.9% in 2008. Increased... 2007-11-23

Our short-term political risk rating remains unchanged following election results in Jordan where the opposition party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), suffered heavy losses in a... 2007-11-22

BMI View: Although the government has been attempting to appease voters recently in the run-up to parliamentary elections, we believe that the government will keep hold power in next... 2007-10-30

A recent survey conducted by the Jordan Centre for Social Research (JCSR) has revealed that 64.8% of the population believe the country is moving in the right direction, despite concerns... 2007-10-25

With investment and consumption set to remain strong, we have revised our growth forecast for 2007 up to 5.0%. However this is still lower than the figure of 6.7% rec

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

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 expect Jordan to achieve real growth of 4.2% y-o-y in 2007, which is a significant but not worrying drop from estimated growth of 5.8% last year.

The resignation of Finance Minister Ziad Fariz is a blow for Jordan's pro-market reputation, and poses downside risks to our fiscal forecasts. We are currently projecting a narrowing... 2007-09-04