Tunisia

Yesterday's market turmoil has sent the euro tumbling back through support at US$1.3750/EUR, a development which could herald a period of renewed risk aversion, depending on today's... 2010-02-05

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's recent cabinet reshuffle is hoped to reinvigorate the economic reform effort and boost economic growth, but we nevertheless believe that... 2010-01-28

After losing some ground in December as the dollar strengthened, the Egyptian pound has since bounced back, trading at EGP5.45/US$ at the time of writing. With the short-term rally... 2010-01-07

We have closed the long Bahrain view we instituted on October 1, after the Bahrain All Share Index hit our stop-loss level of 1,530. We still see good long-term potential in the bourse... 2009-10-29

BMI View: While most global equity markets are looking good, Morocco's technical outlook is not particularly inspiring, and we are outright negative on Tunisia.

In a surprise move that illustrates the depth of concern over the impact of the global economic crisis, Tunisia's central bank has cut its headline interest rate by 75 basis points... 2009-02-18

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

We reiterate our year-end inflation forecast of 5.0% y-o-y for Tunisia, a view supported by recent data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). According to the government... 2008-07-09

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