Economy

Lebanon's ongoing political impasse is having a positive impact on the country's public finances, as the government's hitherto inability to pass the 2010 budget is preventing a more... 2010-11-16

Despite the Central Bank of Egypt's recent downward revision to FY2009/2010 fourth quarter real GDP growth (which was lowered to 5.4% from 5.9% previously), the economy continues to... 2010-11-08

Turkish banks and financials stand to benefit from a growing shift in investor risk perception, as large corporations and institutional investors begin to seek exposure to the highly... 2010-11-02

The trade relationship between Syria and Iraq is likely to deepen. Iraq is already Syria's largest trade partner, accounting for 32% of Syria's 2009 exports. Political friction between... 2010-10-21

Following several months of sideways trading in the EGP5.6900/US$ range, the Egyptian pound experienced a marked sell-off in late October to trade at EGP5.7360/US$ at one point on October... 2010-10-21

A jump in food prices has seen consumer price inflation spike recently, with headline inflation registering a 1.2% month-on-month (m-o-m) increase in September, up from 0.4% m-o-m in... 2010-10-21

The Syrian government's strong emphasis on infrastructure development has been clearly evident of late, with the country's Eleventh Five-Year Plan prioritizing the sector to meet the... 2010-10-20

A combination of rising global risk appetite, growing interest rate differentials, and strong recoveries in emerging markets continues to push emerging market currencies higher (see... 2010-10-13

The Central Bank of Egypt registered a US$0.25bn rise in its net foreign currency reserves to US$35.53bn in August, compared with US$35.28bn in July. However, growth fell to 7.9% y-o-y... 2010-09-23

Consumer price inflation in Lebanon rose 3.4% y-o-y in August according to recently released data, up from 2.9% in July. The main driver behind the uptick was an increase in 'clothing... 2010-09-23