Middle East
Country risk analysis, forecasts, rankings, industry research and competitive intelligence on leading companies, covering 14 markets across the Middle East region
Business Forecast Reports
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Bahrain Business Forecast Report
59 pages ISSN: 1750-2179 Pub date: 30 September 2008 Quarterly The Times They Are A-Changing The outlook is not quite as stellar for Bahrain as we move into Q408 as it was at the beginning of the year. Oil prices have fallen, local currency interest rates have gone up, inflation is still an issue (in spite of an improvement in the official fi... |
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Iran Business Forecast Report
68 pages ISSN: 1474-1474 Pub date: 30 October 2008 Quarterly International Sanctions Continue To Dominate International sanctions against Iran’s controversial nuclear enrichment programme are continuing to dominate the economy, political climate and business environment. Indeed the European Union (EU) became the most recent international organis... |
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Iraq Business Forecast Report
53 pages ISSN: 1743-842X Pub date: 22 August 2008 Quarterly Relative Peace And Strong Growth The improvement in security will be sustained but political differences remain between Iraq’s sectarian groupings. Following the success of government security forces in overcoming militants in Baghdad and Basra, the focus has shifted to Kirkuk in ... |
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Israel Business Forecast Report
67 pages ISSN: 1479-6112 Pub date: 26 September 2008 Quarterly Politics And Global Conditions Weigh On Outlook At the time of going to press, Israel was facing a period of political and economic uncertainty. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni had secured the victory in the September 17 Kadima leadership primary, but her ability to negotiate a new c... |
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Jordan, Lebanon & Syria Business Forecast Report
65 pages ISSN: 1479-6287 Pub date: 22 August 2008 Quarterly Times A-Changing (Again) Nothing stays still for long in the Middle East, and the latter half of 2 008 sees Lebanon installing a new government, Syria on the verge of an apparent breakthrough in its relationship with Israel and Jordan in landmark meetings (separately) with both Ira... |
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Kuwait Business Forecast Report
61 pages ISSN: 1479-6228 Pub date: 22 August 2008 Quarterly Overall Stability But Structural Weaknesses Remain Could the honeymoon period be over for the Gulf? As we went to press, oil prices had fallen by around US$30/bbl compared with their July high, inflation remained at record levels and speculation had increased over the possibility ... |
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Oman & Yemen Business Forecast Report
69 pages ISSN: 1750-216X Pub date: Not Yet Published - Pre-order Only Quarterly Oman: Economic Policy To Remain In Focus Oman has put political reform on the backburner, leaving the government to concentrate on social and economic policies. In July 2 008, the government announced they would be selling a stake in the state Oman Telecommunications Company (Oman... |
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Qatar Business Forecast Report
57 pages ISSN: 1748-2380 Pub date: 30 September 2008 Quarterly Watchwords Are Stability And Growth Qatar will enjoy the highest real GDP growth rate in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) this year, in addition to the highest GDP per capita. A key economic as well as political risk is high inflation, which continued to rise in H108, although ... |
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Saudi Arabia Business Forecast Report
67 pages ISSN: 1470-7349 Pub date: 26 September 2008 Quarterly Testing Times, But Government To Ride Out Storm As we move into 2009, things are not looking quite as rosy for Saudi Arabia as they were this time last year; geopolitical tensions have risen over Iran, but without the accompanying sweetener of high oil prices (with crude having fa... |
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Turkey Business Forecast Report
65 pages ISSN: 1470-7357 Pub date: 26 September 2008 Quarterly Political Environment Improves: The downside political risks to Turkey’s macroeconomic outlook have diminished significantly in the third quarter, after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) emerged relatively unscathed from a trial for alleged anti-secular activities. The contin... |
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United Arab Emirates Business Forecast Report
64 pages ISSN: 1470-7373 Pub date: 30 October 2008 Quarterly Bright Future Under The Right Conditions With oil currently trading above US$140/bbl, the UAE is in an enviable position – export receipts are set to soar by 48% this year, while we are forecasting foreign exchange reserves to reach US$90bn. Soaring revenues will further swell the... |