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GCC: Equities

Are GCC Equities Rebounding?

Dubai's Debts

How Will Dubai World's Creditors Respond to Its Proposed Restructuring?

Islamic Finance

Will the New Islamic Derivatives Standard Provide More Scope for Islamic Risk Management?

Bahrain: Economic Profile

How Vulnerable is Bahrain's Fiscal Position?

MENA: Banks

GCC Banking Sector Outlook: What Lies Ahead?

Oman: Economic Profile

Oman’s Banking and Financial Sector: Will Interest Rates Remain Low?

Saudi Arabia: Economic Profile

How Strong Will Saudi Arabia's Economic Recovery Be?

How Will the GCC Fare in 2010?

Kuwait: Economic Profile

Kuwait Economic Outlook: Better Times Ahead After Monetary Easing?

GCC Financial Centers

Is Exchange Consolidation a Sign that Dubai's Role as a Financial Hub Is Being Diminished?

GCC: Fiscal Policy

Saudi Fiscal Stance: Record 2010 Budget

UAE: Banks and Financial Sector

Will UAE Banks Exposure to Dubai World Weigh on Banking Sector Activity?

GCC: Real Estate Sector

Will the GCC Real Estate Market Witness a Rebound in 2010?

Macro View

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's Investment Authority (ADIA) Opening Up?

Reassessment of Implicit Sovereign Guarantees Extends to Abu Dhabi Ratings

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Fiscal Policy : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth :

Dubai's Debts

How Will Dubai World's Creditors Respond to Its Proposed Restructuring?

How Strong are UAE (and GCC) Insolvency Regulations?

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Markets : Current Account : External Balance : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth : Government Bonds :

The G20's Role in Economic Policymaking

Canada's G8/G20 Agenda

G20 Finance Ministers: Is the Agenda too Broad?

Argentina : Australia : Brazil : Canada : China : France : Germany : Gulf Cooperation Council : India : Indonesia : Italy : Japan : Mexico : North East Asia : Pacific : Russia : Russia and CIS : Saudi Arabia : South Africa : South Asia : South East Asia : South Korea : Turkey : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : IMF and International Economic Institutions : International Organizations :

Bahrain: Economic Profile

How Vulnerable is Bahrain's Fiscal Position?

Will Bahrain’s Growth Prospects be Dampened by Vulnerabilities?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Middle East and Africa : Macro View :

Qatar: Economic Profile

Qatar Economic Outlook: Still Fired by Gas?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :

GCC: Real Estate Sector

Will the GCC Real Estate Market Witness a Rebound in 2010?

Kuwait Real Estate Recovering

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Real Estate Sector :

Kuwait: Fiscal Policy

Kuwait’s Fiscal Stance: How High Will the Fiscal Deficit be in Light of the Expansionary Budget?

How is the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) Faring?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Fiscal Policy :

Oman: Economic Profile

Oman’s Banking and Financial Sector: Will Interest Rates Remain Low?

Oman’s Economic Outlook: How Strong Will the Recovery Be?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Middle East and Africa : Macro View :

Kuwait: Economic Profile

Kuwait Economic Outlook: Better Times Ahead After Monetary Easing?

How Will the GCC Fare in 2010?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :

Saudi Arabia: Economic Profile

How Strong Will Saudi Arabia's Economic Recovery Be?

How Will the GCC Fare in 2010?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :

Kuwait: Monetary Policy

Kuwait's Bailout Plan: Will the Government Be Forced to Buy Consumer Loans?

How Effective has the GCC Response to the Liquidity Squeeze Been?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

GCC: Fiscal Policy

Saudi Fiscal Stance: Record 2010 Budget

GCC Fiscal Outlook: Continued Spending

Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Fiscal Policy : Gulf Cooperation Council :

MENA: Health Care and Retirement

MENA Health Care: Growing Opportunities?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Sectors and Industries :

United Arab Emirates: Monetary Stance and Price Dynamics (Inflation/Deflation)

UAE Central Bank Boosts Liquidity in the Face of Dubai's Strains: Will More Provisions Become Necessary?

The UAE on Track for a Sluggish Recovery?

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

Middle East: Economic Profile

Declining Confidence in MENA: What Can be Done to Help?

MENA M&As: On the Rise as Banks Face Tougher Times?

Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles : Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan :

United Arab Emirates: Fiscal Policy

UAE Fiscal Policy: Will Public Spending Continue to Climb in 2010?

The UAE on Track for a Sluggish Recovery?

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Fiscal Policy :

GCC: Corporate Sector

Middle East Private Equity: Where do Prospects Lie?

MENA Telecom Sector: Resilient with Lower Profits?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Sectors and Industries :

Saudi Arabia: Monetary Stance and Price Dynamics (Inflation/Deflation)

Saudi Arabian Price Trends: Inflation Starting to Climb Again?

Saudi Arabia Monetary Stance: Another Rate Cut in Place

Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

Qatar's Fiscal Policy

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA): Back in the Market

Qatar: Sticking With Expansionary Fiscal Policy

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Fiscal Policy :

GCC: Sovereign Funds

Abu Dhabi's Investment Authority (ADIA) Opening Up?

Mumtalakat: Following a Temasek Model in Bahrain

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth :

United Arab Emirates: Economic Profile

White Elephants in the UAE: What Next for Dubai Property Prices?

The UAE on Track for a Sluggish Recovery?

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :

GCC: Exchange Rate Regimes

GCC Monetary Union: Agreement Finally Signed, Will a Single Currency Come To Life Soon?

Should GCC Countries De-peg from the Dollar?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Markets : Currencies : Energy Security and Supply Risks : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

Saudi Arabia: Reserves and Sovereign Wealth

Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth : Reserve Diversification :

United Arab Emirates: Sovereign Investors

Abu Dhabi's Investment Authority (ADIA) Opening Up?

Are the Investment Strategies of Abu Dhabi's Funds Coordinated?

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth :

Qatar: Monetary Stance and Price Dynamics (Inflation/Deflation)

GBP: What Are the Causes and Effects of Pound Depreciation?

UK Fiscal Policy: What Should Be the Future Course of Action?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

The League of Arab States (Arab League)

UAE Trade and Investment with Iran

MENA Health Care: Growing Opportunities?

Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Iran : Iraq : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : Saudi Arabia : Sub-Saharan Africa : The Maghreb : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : International Organizations : International Trade and Globalization :

Markets

GCC: Equities

Are GCC Equities Rebounding?

GCC: How Painful Was the 2005-2006 Gulf Stock Market Bust?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Markets : Equities :

Dubai's Debts

How Will Dubai World's Creditors Respond to Its Proposed Restructuring?

How Strong are UAE (and GCC) Insolvency Regulations?

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Markets : Current Account : External Balance : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth : Government Bonds :

Saudi Arabia: Energy Sector

Will Nuclear Energy Meet Middle East Power Needs?

Saudi Arabia Economic Outlook: Non-Oil Economy to Suffer as Private Consumption Plunges

Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Markets : Energy Security and Supply Risks : Oil and Energy : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia :

MENA: Bond Market

Spillovers From Dubai's Standstill on the MENA Region

Reassessment of Implicit Sovereign Guarantees Extends to Abu Dhabi Ratings

Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : The Maghreb : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Markets : Government Bonds :

GCC: Exchange Rate Regimes

GCC Monetary Union: Agreement Finally Signed, Will a Single Currency Come To Life Soon?

Should GCC Countries De-peg from the Dollar?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macro View : Markets : Currencies : Energy Security and Supply Risks : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Is Venezuela Heading Toward a Deep Recession?

How Well Are OPEC Members Complying with Cuts?

Andean : Ecuador : Gulf Cooperation Council : Iran : Iraq : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : The Maghreb : United Arab Emirates : Venezuela : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Markets : Energy Security and Supply Risks : International Organizations : Oil and Energy :

Finance & Banking

Islamic Finance

Will the New Islamic Derivatives Standard Provide More Scope for Islamic Risk Management?

Islamic Finance: How Insulated from Conventional Shocks?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : South East Asia : United Arab Emirates : Asia/Pacific : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks and Risk Management : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Saudi Arabia: Financial Sector

How Strong is the Saudi Financial Sector?

Saad and Algosaibi Groups: Potential for Systemic Risk Throughout the GCC?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

UAE: Banks and Financial Sector

Will UAE Banks Exposure to Dubai World Weigh on Banking Sector Activity?

Spillovers From Dubai's Standstill on the MENA Region

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

MENA: Banks

GCC Banking Sector Outlook: What Lies Ahead?

Stress-Testing MENA Financial Institutions

Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : The Maghreb : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

GCC Financial Centers

Is Exchange Consolidation a Sign that Dubai's Role as a Financial Hub Is Being Diminished?

How Strong are UAE (and GCC) Insolvency Regulations?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

GCC: Asset Management

The Role of Private Wealth in the Gulf

GCC Asset Management Industry

Gulf Cooperation Council : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

Middle East: Economic Profile

Declining Confidence in MENA: What Can be Done to Help?

MENA M&As: On the Rise as Banks Face Tougher Times?

Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles : Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan :

Geostrategic & Long Term Issues

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's Investment Authority (ADIA) Opening Up?

Reassessment of Implicit Sovereign Guarantees Extends to Abu Dhabi Ratings

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Fiscal Policy : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth :

Middle East: Domestic Politics of Arab States

Mubarak's Illness Re-exposes Egypt's Succession Issues

Kuwait's Political Stalemate

Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : The Maghreb : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Domestic Politics and Political Risks :

Saudi Arabia: Energy Sector

Will Nuclear Energy Meet Middle East Power Needs?

Saudi Arabia Economic Outlook: Non-Oil Economy to Suffer as Private Consumption Plunges

Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Markets : Energy Security and Supply Risks : Oil and Energy : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia :

UAE: Nuclear Power

Will Nuclear Energy Meet Middle East Power Needs?

US-UAE Nuclear Deal: How Will it Affect Regional Relations?

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Energy Security and Supply Risks : Foreign Policy and Geostrategic Risks :

Middle East: Energy Sector

Will Nuclear Energy Meet Middle East Power Needs?

Can Egypt Increase Natural Gas Exports to the Middle East and Europe?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Climate Change and Natural Resources : Energy Security and Supply Risks :

The G20's Role in Economic Policymaking

Canada's G8/G20 Agenda

G20 Finance Ministers: Is the Agenda too Broad?

Argentina : Australia : Brazil : Canada : China : France : Germany : Gulf Cooperation Council : India : Indonesia : Italy : Japan : Mexico : North East Asia : Pacific : Russia : Russia and CIS : Saudi Arabia : South Africa : South Asia : South East Asia : South Korea : Turkey : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : IMF and International Economic Institutions : International Organizations :

Yemen's Insecurity

Yemen: Becoming a Terrorist Haven?

Understanding the Saudi Offensive In Yemen

Gulf Cooperation Council : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Foreign Policy and Geostrategic Risks : Terrorism, Civil Strife and Security :

MENA: Health Care and Retirement

MENA Health Care: Growing Opportunities?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Sectors and Industries :

Saudi Arabia: Security and Defense Policy

Understanding the Saudi Offensive In Yemen

Complicated U.S. Saudi Relations

Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Domestic Politics and Political Risks : Foreign Policy and Geostrategic Risks :

Food Subsidies

Food Outsourcing, GM Crops, Bilateral Agricultural Treaties: Innovative Solutions to Ease Global Food Shortages?

Agriculture Outsourcing: Courting Political Risk or Food Crisis Solution?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Other South Asia : South Asia : Sub-Saharan Africa : Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Climate Change and Natural Resources : Food and Water Supply : Poverty Reduction : Technological Change :

GCC: Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy of Arab States

US-UAE Nuclear Deal: How Will it Affect Regional Relations?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Foreign Policy and Geostrategic Risks :

The League of Arab States (Arab League)

UAE Trade and Investment with Iran

MENA Health Care: Growing Opportunities?

Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Iran : Iraq : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : Saudi Arabia : Sub-Saharan Africa : The Maghreb : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : International Organizations : International Trade and Globalization :

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Is Venezuela Heading Toward a Deep Recession?

How Well Are OPEC Members Complying with Cuts?

Andean : Ecuador : Gulf Cooperation Council : Iran : Iraq : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : The Maghreb : United Arab Emirates : Venezuela : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Markets : Energy Security and Supply Risks : International Organizations : Oil and Energy :

Current Economic Outlook

The onset of the financial crisis and regional slowdown has exposed the divergences across GCC countries in terms of growth patterns and financial vulnerabilities. Despite a regional reliance on hydrocarbon exports, GCC countries varied in their depth of economic diversification, their exposure to international capital markets and their financial and economic buffers. The GCC should be well placed as the global economy recovers, particularly if demand from emerging markets contributes to an increase in demand for oil and oil products. At a price of US$70 per barrel, all countries should be able to balance their budgets and the region as a whole should run a small surplus. As global conditions improve and the demand for exports and commodities picks up, the region’s surpluses will mount again with the rising oil price. With Qatar’s new natural gas pipeline set to open, gas exports are expected to increase by more than 50%. However, surpluses will not be as large as in 2006 and 2007 as more funds are being absorbed domestically. Greater spending on infrastructure will support longer‐term growth.

 

Read the latest RGE Global Economic Update.

Gulf Cooperation Council Country Pages: Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates

RGE Analysis

Abu Dhabi Delivers the Funds: What Next?

By Rachel Ziemba Dec 14, 2009

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Outlook, Q4 2009

Ayah El-Said, Rachel Ziemba Oct 07, 2009

What do Istithmar's Troubles Signal for other Sovereign Investors?

Rachel Ziemba Sep 14, 2009

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Outlook, Q3 2009

Ayah El-Said & Rachel Ziemba Jul 24, 2009

GCC Sovereigns: A Little Better Off

Rachel Ziemba Jul 09, 2009

Another Blow to the GCC Monetary Union: The UAE Pulls Out

Ayah el Said and Rachel Ziemba May 20, 2009

Will a "Bad Bank" Provide a Solution to Kuwait's Financial Woes?

Ayah el Said and Rachel Ziemba May 17, 2009

Stress Testing the Stress Test Scenarios: Actual Macro Data are Already Worse than the More Adverse Scenario for 2009 in Stress Tests. So the Stress Tests Fail the Basic Criterion of Reality Check Even Before They are Concluded

Nouriel Roubini Apr 13, 2009

GCC Sovereigns Resort to the Bond Market

Rachel Ziemba and Ayah el Said Mar 31, 2009

What Role Could Bonds Have in the Quest for New Sources of Finance in the GCC?

Ayah el Said and Rachel Ziemba Mar 06, 2009

Gulf Liquidity: Shifting Petrodollar Assets

Rachel Ziemba Mar 05, 2009

How Are GCC (and Other) Sovereign Funds Faring? An Update

Rachel Ziemba Feb 21, 2009

GCC Sovereign Funds: Reversal of Fortune

Brad Setser and Rachel Ziemba Jan 31, 2009

GCC Investments: A Change of Fortune

Rachel Ziemba Jan 14, 2009

Saudi 2009 Budget: Deficit-Bound

Rachel Ziemba Dec 29, 2008

The New Saudi Investment Vehicle (SIV)

Rachel Ziemba Apr 28, 2008

Tracking GCC Savings and Borrowings

Rachel Ziemba Apr 27, 2008

EconoMonitors

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Kuwait Finally Going the Whole Nine Yards?

Ayah el Said and Rachel Ziemba Mar 15, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

ADIA Parts the Curtain... A Tiny Bit

Rachel Ziemba Mar 14, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Yemen’s Push into the Gas Sector Fails to Stimulate Great Excitement and Raises Disturbing Questions

Fawzia Sheikh Mar 4, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Bank Collapse in Austria Brings Debt in Eastern Europe Center Stage

Edward Harrison Dec 15, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

How Much Unity in the United Arab Emirates?

Michael Moran and Rachel Ziemba Dec 9, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Asset Price Co-Movements and the Dollar Carry Trade

Heiko Hesse Dec 4, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Wednesday Note - After Dubai

Rachel Ziemba Dec 2, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

CNBC Interview with Arnab Das Discussing Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and India

Arnab Das Nov 30, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Total Eclipse at the Heart of Dubai's World

Edward Hugh Nov 29, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

The Bust in Dubai and Exogenous Shocks

Edward Harrison Nov 29, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Does Dubai Matter? Ask Ireland

Simon Johnson Nov 29, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

What do Istithmar’s Troubles Signal for other Sovereign Investors?

Rachel Ziemba Sep 14, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Ripples of 9/11 Continue 8 Years On

Rachel Ziemba Sep 11, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

OPEC and the Oil Market

Rachel Ziemba Sep 4, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

Small Countries, Small Problems?

Syed Basher Aug 27, 2009

Daily Digest

Analysis

Oman: Banking Sector Resilience

IMF Working Paper  Pierluigi Bologna and Ananthakrishan Prasad Mar 16, 2010

News

Dubai Inflation Slows to 1% in February From 1.3% in January

Bloomberg  Camilla Hall Mar 16, 2010

Analysis

GCC Banking Sector Quarterly: Profitability goes downhill in 2009

Global Investment House (free registration)  Mar 1, 2010

News

Kuwait property sales down by 34% over two months

Kuwait News Agency  Mar 15, 2010

News

GCC banks net profits drop 8.56% to $14.4 billion in 2009

Times of Oman  Mar 14, 2010

News

Oman boosts oil output for second year in 2009

Reuters  Mar 14, 2010

News

UAE: Leading wealth fund reveals its strategy on investment

Financial Times  Robin Wigglesworth Mar 15, 2010

Analysis

UAE should learn to love its liabilities as well as its assets

The National  Frank Kane Mar 12, 2010

Blogs

Investment Dar shows how Kuwaiti investments went wrong

ArabianMoney.net  Peter Cooper Mar 14, 2010

Blogs

Dubai house prices facing a double dip?

ArabianMoney.net  Peter Cooper Mar 15, 2010

News

UAE: Abu Dhabi SWF sees more global "uncertainty" in 2010

Reuters  Dinesh Nair Mar 15, 2010

News

UAE: The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Says as Much as 45% of Assets Invested in Developed World

Bloomberg  Vivian Salama Mar 15, 2010

Analysis

IMF favours bank stress tests for Gulf banks

The National  Uta Harnischfeger and Tom Arnold Mar 15, 2010

Blogs

What Happened To Kuwait’s Billionaires ?!

Alpha Dinar  Mar 15, 2010

Research

Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries and Challenges Ahead

IMF  Mar 1, 2010

Analysis

Gulf Countries Limit Fallout from Crisis

IMF Survey Magazine  Mar 12, 2010

News

OPEC's Next Challenge: Production Targets

Wall Street Journal  Spencer Swartz Mar 15, 2010

Blogs

Saudi Arabia Opens Up, Sorta

WSJ Marketbeat  Mar 14, 2010

Blogs

ADIA Parts the Curtain... A Bit

RGE Analysts EconoMonitor  Rachel Ziemba Mar 14, 2010

News

Gulf shareholders face dearth of dividends

Financial Times  Robin Wigglesworth Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Annual Review 2009

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority  Mar 14, 2010

Blogs

Daman launches new fund amidst bullish outlook for GCC economies

Frontier Markets Blog  Mar 13, 2010

Analysis

Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council confronted the global financial crisis from a position of strength

IMF  Abdelhak Senhadji and May Khamis Mar 13, 2010

Analysis

Bond market a must for the Middle East

Money Works  Mar 12, 2010

News

UAE sees no need for capital injection into banks

Arabian Business  Nicolas Parasie and Rania Oteify Mar 11, 2010

News

GCC: IMF Staff See ‘Positive’ Medium-Term Outlook in Gulf Economies

Bloomberg  Brendan Murray Mar 12, 2010

News

UAE: Dubai creditors to get multiple options

Reuters  Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Investors “Watch & Wait”: GCC Markets Review – February 2010

Markaz  Mar 1, 2010

News

Dubai World Creditors May Avoid Haircut On $22B Debt-Bankers

Dow Jones Newswires  Mar 11, 2010

Analysis

UAE must push ahead on commercial law reforms

Financial Times  Paul Stothard Mar 11, 2010

Analysis

Saudi Chartbook- March 2010

Jadwa  Mar 1, 2010

News

Bahrain’s Low Debt Levels Give It More Fiscal Room

Bloomberg  Arif Sharif and Camilla Hall Mar 11, 2010

News

UAE's spending highest despite low oil revenues

Business 24/7  Mar 11, 2010

News

Dubai creditors to get multiple options -sources

Reuters  Matt Smith and Steven Slater Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

GCC: Absence of a quick recovery

NCB Capital  Mar 10, 2010

News

MENA: Gulf states may slash rates to boost lending

Emirates Business 24/7  Nadim Kawach Mar 10, 2010

News

Saudi Arabia's inflation rises to 4.6% in February

Arabian Business  Neeraj Gangal Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

GCC spending likely to rise 14.4% in 2010

Emirates Business 24/7  Nadim Kawach Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Economic growth in UAE forecast to double

The National  Tom Arnold Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

MENA: Arab Banks’ Assets Rise to $2.26 Trillion in 2009

Khaleej Times  Isaac John Mar 10, 2010

News

UAE Says It Stands by Dubai, Companies Haven’t Sought Help

Bloomberg  Inal Ersan and Camilla Hall Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Abu Dhabi, South Korea to boost ties

Emirates Business  Abdel Hai Mohamed Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Qatar to award QR40bn contracts for five projects

Emirates Business  Karen Remo Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Saudi to lead long-term growth in region

Emirates Business  Mar 8, 2010

News

UAE eyes foreign ownership law by year-end

Maktoob  Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Islamic Finance Moves Toward Common Standards

Oxford Analytica  Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

UAE: Price is right for Dubai dream

The National  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Kuwait: Reining in Authority

Oxford Business Group  Mar 8, 2010

News

UAE 2009 trade with GCC down at $15.04 billion

Maktoob Business  Mar 9, 2010

Blogs

Abu Dhabi bails out yet another local firm

Arabian Money  Peter Cooper Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

UAE: Dubai World players prepare for final act

The National  Frank Kane Mar 8, 2010

Research

GCC: Insight into the performance of the region's bond markets

Markaz  Rasha A. Othman and Ziad G. Jarjouhi Mar 9, 2010

News

UAE. to Pass Foreign Ownership Law This Year

Bloomberg  Henry Meyer Mar 9, 2010

News

Qatar: Budget surplus is seen at 12% of GDP

Gulf Times  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

UAE bankruptcy law - A Key to Business Survival

Hadef & Partners  Keith Robinson Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Oman: India ties

Oxford Business Group  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Gulf banks to lag 2010 economic recovery -S&P

Maktoob Business  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Oman's economy fell by over 20% in 2009

Emirates Business 24/7  Nadim Kawach Mar 7, 2010

Analysis

UAE is region's top lender

Emirates Business 24/7  Nadim Kawach Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Dubai World lenders await debt plan

Financial Times  Robin Wigglesworth, And Anousha Sakoui and Simeon Kerr in Dubai Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Mideast Oil Demand to Grow 4.5% in 2010

Khaleej Times  Isaac John Mar 8, 2010

News

Iran ready to export gas to Bahrain, Oman

The Peninsula  Mar 8, 2010

News

Oman central bank to keep rates low; sees credit surging

Gulf Times  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Dubai debt deal expected this week: bankers

Reuters  Mar 8, 2010

News

Saudi Arabia: King approves 20-year job strategy

Arab News  Mohammed Rasooldeen Mar 8, 2010

News

Kuwait 'seriously considering' KD 10,000 ($34,555) per family proposal

Kuwait Times  Mar 8, 2010

News

Saudi to further open bourse for foreigners

Maktoob Finance  Mar 6, 2010

News

Dubai Shares Erase Losses as Dubai World Said to Seek Rollover

Bloomberg  Claudia Maedler Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

UAE economy: Cooling

Economist Intelligence Unit  Mar 5, 2010

Analysis

Kuwait politics: Rare harmony

Economist Intelligence Unit  Mar 3, 2010

News

Kuwaiti investments in Syria reach record

Kuwaiti Times  Feb 22, 2010

Analysis

Global :No Easy Exit

Standard Chartered Bank  Mar 5, 2010

Analysis

Qatar Telecom to Invest US$164 mil. in Domestic FTTH

Global Insight  Mar 5, 2010

Analysis

UAE inflation to stay low this year

The National  Tom Arnold Mar 4, 2010

Analysis

UAE: Big banks renegotiate more loans

The National  Uta Harnischfeger Mar 4, 2010

News

UAE deflation eases to 0.3 pct in Jan

Maktoob Business  Tamara Walid and Martin Dokoupil Mar 4, 2010

Analysis

Kuwait: January real estate activity eases after end year strenght

National Bank of Kuwait  Mar 2, 2010

News

Abu Dhabi Companies’ Credit Rating Cut by Moody’s (Update3)

Bloomberg  Haris Anwar and Vivian Salama Mar 4, 2010

Analysis

Sell the UAE banks paying big dividends?

Arabian Money  Peter Cooper Mar 5, 2010

Analysis

Saudi set for strong long-term growth: report

Trade Arabia  Mar 5, 2010

Analysis

Corporate restructuring to soar across Gulf

Maktoob Business  Rajiv Sekhri Mar 5, 2010

Analysis

Abu Dhabi Defends Downgraded Companies

The Wall Street Journal  Nour Malas Mar 4, 2010

Analysis

A lesson in leadership: turning Abu Dhabi's vision into reality

INSEAD Knowledge  Feb 9, 2010

News

Kuwait Airways Sale Spurred by Wealth Fund Action

Bloomberg  Mar 4, 2010

Blogs

Gulf Credit Markets: UAE banks exposure

The Gulf Curve  Mar 1, 2010

Blogs

GCC Credit Thoughts: Tightening continues across the board for the GCC credit markets

The Gulf Curve  Mar 2, 2010

News

UAE will Return to Double-digit Budget Surplus

Khaleej Times  Haseeb Haider Mar 4, 2010

News

Dubai: DGCX volume up 146% in February

DGCX Press Release  Mar 4, 2010

News

Saudi banks' income dips 20%

Emirates Business 24/7  Nadim Kawach Mar 4, 2010

News

Standard Chartered declares $10b exposure to UAE loans

Gulf News  Ahmed A. Namatalla Mar 4, 2010

News

Abu Dhabi bill payments would create "more liquidity"

The National  Uta Harnischfeger Mar 4, 2010

News

Kuwaiti Loan Growth Rate to Accelerate, Sheikh Salem Says

Bloomberg  Mar 4, 2010

News

GCC investor confidence slides in February

Maktoob Business  Mar 3, 2010

Blogs

Hedge funds losing out to much cheaper ETFs in the Gulf

ArabianMoney.net  Peter Cooper Mar 3, 2010

News

Fiscal, monetary policies help Saudi weather crisis

Emirates Business 24/7  Mar 3, 2010

News

Kuwait money supply growth up 10.1% in Jan

Arabian Business  Neeraj Gangal Mar 3, 2010

News

Dubai World strategy 'successful'

Emirates Business 24/7  Mar 3, 2010

Analysis

To tax or not to tax – that is the Dubai question

The National  Frank Kane Mar 3, 2010

News

Dubai World Coughs Up the Knickerbocker

Wall Street Journal  Mar 3, 2010

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