Morocco

Although we had forecast a 'hard and fast' resurgence in the dollar during the second half of the year, the move has been both harder and faster than even we had anticipated. As a... 2008-09-11

Our view on the Moroccan stock market remains broadly in play: although the Morocco All Share Index (MASI) looks weak in the short term, certain sector indices continue to perform... 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

With most Middle East and North African (MENA) stock markets continuing to buck global trends, it is unsurprising that the region is attracting investor interest not only from developed... 2008-06-17

Despite recent sideways trading, our bullish view on several of the Moroccan bourse's indices has positive implications for its benchmark index. Planned improvements in access to... 2008-06-09

We maintain our view that the current level of Tunisia's benchmark TUNINDEX is unsustainable. Although the index has hovered above 2,880 since its incredible surge at the beginning... 2008-04-23

The potential acceleration of Morocco's move to a flexible forex regime is an indication of its growing economic strength; despite some lingering concerns over the banking sector,... 2008-03-12

Our positive view on the Casablanca bourse is playing out, as demonstrated by its rapid and robust recovery from January's regional equity correction. The benchmark Morocco All Share... 2008-03-03

While global equity markets have experienced something of a short-term bounce in the last few days, markets in the Middle East have recovered strongly from the region-wide correction... 2008-02-19

We retain our cautious view towards Gulf equities in general, although some markets are looking better than others, in light of ongoing market volatility and the increased risk of... 2008-02-13