Bahrain

BMI View: Recent comments from Moody's add weight to our view that Dubai is most at risk of contagion from the global financial crisis. This could mean an increasing number of foreign... 2008-10-02

The refusal of US Congress to pass Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's proposed US$700bn bail-out plan could potentially have very serious ramifications worldwide, and the Gulf region,... 2008-09-30

We do not see the current liquidity crunch that is pervading the Gulf at the moment as particularly linked to the global cash crisis. More positively, it is the result of strong demand... 2008-08-19

The weekend has seen some spectacular losses in the Gulf stock markets, in line with our bearish view. There is not much to pick between them: they all look as bad as each other,... 2008-08-11

Last week, we suggested that the inflationary pressures that have been sweeping the Middle East and North Africa region may be abating somewhat, potentially allowing Gulf states to... 2008-08-04

Although we remain very cautious, we note that there may be a ray of light at the end of the inflationary tunnel in the Middle East and North Africa region. We have revised up our... 2008-07-30

Gulf equity markets are all looking weaker this morning, in line with the renewed bearish call we made last week (see GCC Stocks: More Downside Ahead, July 9). In the light of high... 2008-07-16