Egypt

The difficult position Egypt is in with regard to the Gaza Strip (now under the control of Hamas) is a threat not only in external terms, but also in terms of domestic political stability.... 2007-07-04

With political risk still high, and an early presidential transition potentially on the cards in the next few years, we expect Egypt to maintain its generous spending throughout the... 2007-07-04

BMI View: The strong performance of Egypt's benchmark Hermes index, as predicted by BMI's financial markets team, is testament to a very positive fundamental story.

The Egyptian authorities have allowed a new political party, the Democratic Front, to form. The party is led by Osama al-Ghazali Harb who resigned from the ruling NDP last year, accusing... 2007-05-25

BMI View: A government crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood bodes well for stability in the short term but the disempowerment of the opposition weakens democracy in the long term... 2007-05-24

BMI View: Although we retain our cautious stance, we are encouraged by the central bank's announcement on April CPI, and look for at least one interest rate cut by the end of the... 2007-05-11

Our new political risk ratings encapsulate perfectly our view on Egypt: that in the short term the government''s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) puts it in a strong position... 2007-04-30

BMI View: Egypt's loose fiscal policy will keep its two main macroeconomic woes - a large budget deficit and high inflation -on the horizon for the foreseeable future.

We stand by the view we have been expressing for the last several months: the pound will remain stable for the rest of this year, with a slight upside bias (we are forecasting an... 2007-04-18

BMI View: We continue to expect strong real GDP growth over the coming five years, led in part by two sectors with huge potential: real estate and telecommunications.