Oman

The release on February 14 of new official oil production figures by Oman's Oil Ministry presents upside risks to our current 2010 growth forecasts. We are maintaining our assumptions... 2010-02-17

Oman's Muscat Securities Market (MSM) is one of the better looking GCC bourses at the moment. The MSM 30 Index bounced strongly off technical support around 6,150 in the last week... 2010-01-05

As 2009 comes to a close, we examine the relative performance of Middle Eastern stock markets over the year, and offer some initial thoughts on what to expect in 2010. A number of... 2009-12-31

Abu Dhabi's bailing out of Dubai today (December 14 2009) via a US$10bn cash injection has had an immediate positive effect on all GCC markets, though we are cautious regarding their... 2009-12-14

Oman's benchmark Muscat Securities Market (MSM 30 Index) appears to have come through the most recent period of weakness, bouncing off the trendline support we highlighted when we... 2009-11-23

The Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Saudi bourses are still trading above their respective technical support levels which we highlighted last week (see 'GCC Equities: Support Levels Holding',... 2009-11-12

While our optimistic views on Saudi, Egyptian, Bahraini and UAE stocks remain broadly in place, there are two GCC markets which look increasingly precarious: the Kuwait Stock Exchange... 2009-10-26

BMI View: We have long argued that linking the new Khaleeji currency to a trade-weighted basket would make more sense than a straight dollar peg. However, several factors lead us... 2009-10-02

How much of an impact does the price of oil have on GCC equity markets? That is one of the key questions for investors. Historically, all seven bourses have correlated strongly with... 2009-09-09

How much of an impact does the price of oil have on GCC equity markets? That is one of the key questions for investors. Historically, all seven bourses have correlated strongly with... 2009-09-09