Economy

BMI View :Israeli latest GDP figures for Q210 were significantly higher than expected at 4.7% q-o-q annualised compared with the consensus estimate of 2.9%. This impressive performance... 2010-08-17

BMI View : We affirm our view that Lebanon is making slow headway on reducing its budget deficit, supported by the latest monthly data release from The Ministry of Finance. We... 2010-08-16

BMI View : We affirm our view that Lebanon is making slow headway on reducing its budget deficit, supported by the latest monthly data release from The Ministry of Finance. We... 2010-08-16

While we are aware of several reasons why Egyptians should be concerned about a rise in consumer price inflation over the short-term, with Russia's drought effect on wheat prices, Ramadan... 2010-08-12

BMI View : We believe that Syria's fiscal revenues will rise by 16.9% in 2010, slowing to 7.8% in 2011. We see fiscal revenue growth outpacing that of spending, boding well for... 2010-08-09

BMI View : We believe that Syria's fiscal revenues will rise by 16.9% in 2010, slowing to 7.8% in 2011. We see fiscal revenue growth outpacing that of spending, boding well for... 2010-08-09

BMI View : We view postively Libya's efforts to encourage foreign investment in the oil sector and attempt to diversify the economy. In the short to medium term, we believe that... 2010-08-03

BMI View : Although in line with our view which sees rates rising by a further 25 basis points (bps) to 2.0% by end 2010, the Bank of Israel's decision to raise the lending rate... 2010-07-29

BMI View : Although in line with our view which sees rates rising by a further 25 basis points (bps) to 2.0% by end 2010, the Bank of Israel's decision to raise the lending rate... 2010-07-29

Real GDP growth came in at 2.0% q-o-q in Q110 in Jordan, slowing down from 2.9% in Q409. However, we still predict the economy to pick up towards the end of 2010, pencilling in 3.2%... 2010-07-26