United Arab Emirates
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...
2011-07-29Political 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
We retain our caution towards Dubai stocks, expecting some profit-taking following what appear to be speculative gains (ahead of the traditional post-Ramadan rally) towards the end...
2010-09-06Economy
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
We continue to see Bahrain as a regional underperformer, in both growth and financial market terms. Although the launch of the financial exchange in October will be a boost to confidence...
2010-07-30Economy
BMI View: Although oil prices are slightly higher and some developments in the real estate market may inspire confidence, Dubai's debt problems have not been resolved, and resumption...
2010-07-08
