Egypt

Relations with Israel appear to be slightly cooler of late, which is likely a reflection of both domestic and regional politics. On the home front, anti-Israel sentiment remains high,... 2007-03-30

BMI View: The constitutional amendments passed in March will entrench the National Democratic Party's (NDP) control, and disempower the Muslim Brotherhood. However, the implications... 2007-03-30

We see last year's fiscal deficit of 7.3% of GDP as a peak, reflecting the high spending associated with oil subsidies and the end-05 elections. With oil prices declining and subsidy... 2007-03-30

The freezing of the assets of the Muslim Brotherhood is unlikely to dent the group's popularity, although alongside the constitutional reforms which will prevent independents standing... 2007-03-06

We have revised up our economic growth forecasts for 2007-2011 slightly, after our 6.8% revised forecast for FY2005/06 came in just a percentage point below the actual outcome of... 2007-03-06

BMI View: The fact that y-o-y inflation did not fall in January backs up our view that there is room for one more rate hike at the March 22 meeting. However, we would expect the CBE... 2007-03-01

BMI View: Although the removal of socialism as a constitutionally defined policy has not provoked much of a political reaction, the fall-out from the government's more pro-market... 2007-02-15

BMI View: With well over a million Iraqis having taken refuge in neighbouring countries since the outbreak of the war, and more to come in all likelihood, there are real risks to... 2007-02-08

Rather than accepting President Hosni Mubarak's proposed constitutional amendments as better than nothing, or a positive starting step, the liberal opposition is actually wholeheartedly... 2007-02-05

We remain confident in our optimistic real GDP growth forecasts for 2007-2011, after our 6.8% revised forecast for FY2005/06 came in just a percentage point below the actual outcome... 2007-02-05