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Economy
Global market turmoil has had an adverse impact on MENA equity markets, and we hold to our view that equities will continue to be roiled by both regional and global headwinds. The steep...
2011-08-09Economy
Gulf equity markets continue to post losses as investor sentiment remains weak, and we foresee even further declines going forward. The Qatar Share Index (QSI), Kuwait Stock Exchange...
2011-07-29Economy
The uptick in political risk in a number of MENA markets since the start of H2 has filtered through to higher spreads in select CDS markets, which we believe could widen even further...
2011-07-27Political Risk
Since our last monthly market strategy update, technical indicators have improved for many of our regional favourites, and themes such as political risk and monetary policy remain dominant...
2011-04-13Economy
Volatility will remain a key risk across asset classes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as uncertainty over political risk in Egypt continues in the early part of February....
2011-01-31Economy
BMI View: The macroeconomic recovery taking place throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) fails to inspire us, highlighted in the region's average sovereign risk rating remaining...
2010-09-02Economy
BMI View: The advantages to launching a GCC single currency in the current uncertain global macroeconomic climate are limited, and we do not expect a revival of the shelved project...
2010-06-14Economy
With Asian markets having had a very weak open to the week, and downside risks to oil prices, now is not the time to reverse our bearish stance on MENA stocks. Dubai And Bahrain should...
2010-06-07
