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MENA: Banks

GCC Banking Sector Outlook: What Lies Ahead?

Oman: Economic Profile

How Healthy Is Oman's Financial Sector?

Dubai's Debts

Are Investors Reluctant to Grant Dubai Inc.'s Standstill Request?

Saudi Arabia: Economic Profile

Saudi Arabia Economic Outlook: Out of Recession, What Is the Shape of the Recovery?

How Will the GCC Fare in 2010?

Kuwait: Economic Profile

Kuwait Economic Outlook: Better Times Ahead After Monetary Easing?

Bahrain: Economic Profile

Will Bahrain’s Growth Prospects be Dampened by Vulnerabilities?

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

UAE Banking Sector Outlook: Challenging Despite Improved Economic Conditions?

GCC: Real Estate Sector

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

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 :

Bahrain: Economic Profile

Will Bahrain’s Growth Prospects be Dampened by Vulnerabilities?

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

Oman: Economic Profile

How Healthy Is Oman's Financial Sector?

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 :

Dubai's Debts

Are Investors Reluctant to Grant Dubai Inc.'s Standstill Request?

Have Dubai Inc's Asset Sales Begun?

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: Economic Profile

Saudi Arabia Economic Outlook: Out of Recession, What Is the Shape of the Recovery?

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

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

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?

Has the UAE Really Bottomed Out?

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?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : 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 :

Abu Dhabi

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

Abu Dhabi's Economic Diversification Plans

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View :

United Arab Emirates: Fiscal Policy

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

Has the UAE Really Bottomed Out?

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

UAE: Abu Dhabi's Investment Authority (ADIA:) Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund 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: Dubai Property Prices Inch Upward

Has the UAE Really Bottomed Out?

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

UAE: Abu Dhabi's Investment Authority (ADIA:) Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund 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)

Will the GBP Remain the G10's Worst Performing Currency?

The Pound and the Euro: Is the British Pound Better Off on Its Own?

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

MENA: Bond Market

Spillovers From Dubai's Standstill on the MENA Region

The 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 :

Dubai's Debts

Are Investors Reluctant to Grant Dubai Inc.'s Standstill Request?

Have Dubai Inc's Asset Sales Begun?

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 :

GCC: Equities

GCC Equities: Correcting Again?

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

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

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: Energy Sector

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

Saudi Arabia Still the Central Bank of Oil?

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

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

UAE: Banks and Financial Sector

UAE Banking Sector Outlook: Challenging Despite Improved Economic Conditions?

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?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : 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 :

Islamic Finance

Will Indonesia’s Islamic Bond Issues Attract Investors in 2010?

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

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

How Strong is the Saudi Financial Sector?

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

Geostrategic & Long Term Issues

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 : 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 :

Middle East: Domestic Politics of Arab States

What Impact Will Jordan's Cabinet Shuffle Have?

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 :

Middle East: Energy Sector

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

Oil Exporters Climate Change Worries

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 :

Abu Dhabi

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

Abu Dhabi's Economic Diversification Plans

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View :

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 :

UAE: Nuclear Power

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

UAE Trade and Investment with Iran

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 :

Saudi Arabia: Energy Sector

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

Saudi Arabia Still the Central Bank of Oil?

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

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

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

News

Egypt Inflation Probably Steady in January as Bank Holds Rates

Bloomberg  Alaa Shahine Feb 9, 2010

News

U.A.E. Central Bank Sees Bad Loans Increasing to 6.4%

Bloomberg  Vivian Salama Feb 9, 2010

News

Kuwait projects huge deficit in next fiscal year

AFP  Feb 9, 2010

Analysis

Powering the Arab Economies in a New, More Challenging Environment‎

APICORP  Nov 1, 2009

Analysis

Annual Review of the Arab Economic and Energy Investment Outlook - A Dim Light at the End of a Long Tunnel‎

APICORP  Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

Comment: Dubai offered an alternative future

Financial Times  Simeon Kerr Feb 8, 2010

Analysis

Foreign Investors might get full ownership in UAE

Khaleej Times  T. Ramavarman Jan 8, 2010

News

Kuwaiti bourse to lure foreign investment

The National  Sarmad Khan Jan 8, 2010

Analysis

Kuwait Outlook: Neutral

Alpha Dinar  Feb 8, 2010

Analysis

New oilfield find a stroke of good luck for Dubai

ArabianMoney.net  Peter Cooper Feb 6, 2010

News

Kuwaiti Central Bank Cuts Repo Rates By Quarter Point

Bloomberg  Feb 8, 2010

Research

Constraints on Trade in the MENA region

IMF  Bhattacharya, Rina, Wolde and Hirut Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

Oman Budget 2010: Continuing Growth and Employment generation

Gulf Baader Capital Management SAOC  Jan 12, 2010

Analysis

The GCC: End of an Eventful Year (FY2009)

Gulf Baader Captial Markets SAOC  Jan 16, 2010

Analysis

Saudi Arabia: Growth Signals

Oxford Business Group  Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

Oman: Recovery Continues

Oxford Business Group  Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

Appendix I - Quantified economy-wide emissions targets for 2020

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

2010 Oil Market Outlook and Implications for GCC Economies

SAMBA  Jan 1, 2010

News

Qatar’s real estate market maturing: Research

The Peninsula  Jan 4, 2010

News

Oil discovery could change Dubai's fortunes

Maktoob  Feb 4, 2010

Analysis

GCC ICT Sector

Markaz  Jan 31, 2010

News

Mideast still seen as 'attractive' for Western investors

Arabian Business  Claire Ferris-Lay Feb 3, 2010

Analysis

GCC Takaful Industry : Growth Potential

Alpen Capital  Jan 12, 2010

Analysis

GCC Healthcare Industry

Alpen Capital  Sep 1, 2009

Analysis

CEEMEA: Sensitive to Oil...but How Much?

Morgan Stanley  Oliver Weeks, Pasquale Diana and Tevfik Aksoy Feb 3, 2010

News

Bahrain plans unfair dismissal law for private sector

Arabian Business  Elsa Baxter Feb 2, 2010

News

Kuwait approves bourse regulator bill

Maktoob  Jan 1, 1900

News

Kuwait Plans to Increase Spending to $56 Billion

Bloomberg  Feb 3, 2010

Analysis

The Case for GCC Pension Reform: From Sinking to Sustainable

BOOZ & Co.  Richard Shediac and Samer Bohsali Dec 1, 2009

Research

Fiscal Policy in Oil Producing Countries During the Recent Oil Price Cycle

IMF  Mauricio Villafuerte and Pablo Lopez-Murphy Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

Oman: Resilient in the slowdown

Kuwait-China Investment Company  Jan 30, 2010

Analysis

Qatar: A very good outlook

Kuwait-China Investment Company  Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

UAE: Hardest hit in the region

Kuwait-China Investment Company  Jan 30, 2010

Analysis

Bahrain: rebounding but still vulnerable

Kuwait China Investment Company  Jan 30, 2010

News

US deployment raises tensions in the Gulf

Telegraph  Ali Khalil Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Middle East Review of 2009

Telegraph  Richard Spencer Dec 16, 2009

Analysis

GCC Investment Strategy: GCC members to post GDP growth in 2010; Oil price stability to result in budget surplus; Positive stance on Qatar & Saudi Arabia

Global Investment House  Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Kuwait Parliament Backs $104 Billion Development Plan

Bloomberg  Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Saudi Strategy 2010: Position for Outperformance

NCB Capital  Eiji Aono Feb 2, 2010

News

Abu Dhabi Will Not Meet 7% Economic Growth Target

Bloomberg  Camilla Hall and Vivian Salama Feb 2, 2010

News

Dubai still top FDI destination - report

Arabian Business  Andrew White Feb 2, 2010

News

Bahrain's Gulf Finance House in debt talks-sources

Reuters  Frederik Richter and Martin de Sa'Pinto Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Qatar changes tack to boost financial centre

Financial Times  Simeon Kerr Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Saudi Arabia & Africa: Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism?

New York Times  Andrew Rice Nov 16, 2009

Analysis

Extended Deterrence, Security Guarantees and Nuclear Weapons: U.S. Strategic and Policy Conundrums in the Gulf

Naval Postgraduate School  James A. Russell Dec 1, 2009

Analysis

Security Guarantees and Extended Deterrence in the Gulf Region: A European Perspective

Naval Postgraduate School  Bruno Tertrais Dec 1, 2009

News

A steady approach benefits Bahraini property and tourism sectors

MEED  Colin Foreman Oct 29, 2009

News

Bahrain's economy to grow 3-4 pct in 2010

Maktoob  Jan 31, 2010

Analysis

Bahrain: Industrious Kingdom 2010

Oxford Business Group  Feb 1, 2010

News

Kuwait Cabinet Approves $16.6 Billion Development Plan

Bloomberg  Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

Changes in company ownership laws to boost UAE's recovery

Gulf News  Feb 1, 2010

News

Expats to invest in UAE markets through funds

The National  Tom Arnold Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

Saudi Arabia: Lessons from the global crisis

Jadwa  Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

Arbitration & mediation in the Arab world: a growing phenomenon

Arab Comment  Nasser Ali Khasawneh and Vicky Sfeir Jan 31, 2010

News

Qatar may help real estate after banks-experts

Reuters  Regan E. Doherty and Jan 31, 2010

Analysis

Qatari LNG to Japan: Actual Status & Future Prospects

Qatargas LNG  Ahmad Al-Khulaifi Nov 1, 2009

News

SMEs in the Middle East: Big gains from growth of small business

Financial Times  Robin Wigglesworth Jan 30, 2010

News

Jadwa funds fly high after turbulence

Financial Times  Robin Wigglesworth Jan 27, 2010

Analysis

MENA House Price Index Q4 2009

Colliers  Jan 1, 2010

RGE Writings

Bremmer-Roubini 2010 Global Forecast

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor  Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer Jan 28, 2010

News

Kuwait economy seen growing 1.8% to 2013

Arabian Business  Jan 28, 2010

Analysis

UAE: Mastering the Education Business

Oxford Business Group  Jan 28, 2010

Analysis

Kuwait: Building Cargo Culture

Oxford Business Group  Jan 28, 2010

Analysis

Oman: Bouncing Back

Oxford Business Group  Jan 28, 2010

Analysis

GCC Debt Market Tracker: A record year closes

NCB Capital  Jan 1, 2010

News

Gulf Gap in Davos Belies Booming Saudi Arabia Economy

Bloomberg  Jan 28, 2010

News

Disorder in the houses of OPEC

The National  Tamsin Carlisle Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

Bahrain: Country Forecast Summary

Economist Intelligence Unit  Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

Bahrain: Country Risk Summary 2010

Economist Intelligence Unit  Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

Bahrain: Outlook for 2010-11

Economist Intelligence Unit  Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

Bahrain: Business Environment at a Glance

Economist Intelligence Unit  Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

Syria: Debate Deadlock

Oxford Business Group  Jan 27, 2010

Analysis

Kingdom of Bahrain Ratings

Islamic International Rating Agency  Feb 21, 2007

Analysis

Bahrain: Doing Business in 2010

The World Bank  Dec 1, 2009

Analysis

Bahrain: Doing Business 2010

The World Bank  Jan 27, 2010

News

Saudi well placed for strong growth in 2010 - Ernst & Young

Arabian Business  Andrew Sambidge Jan 24, 2010

News

GCC to see 'cautious growth' in 2010 - Emirates NBD

Arabian Business  Ed Attwood Jan 25, 2010

News

Saudi takaful growth boosts local bonds

Arabian Business  Frederik Richter Jan 25, 2010

Analysis

GCC banks 2010: restored confidence, improved balance sheets, and official backing support the outlook for regional banks

NBK  Mohammed Zaher Jan 20, 2010

News

Worst is over for GCC banks and economies, says report

Business 24/7  Dec 27, 2009

Analysis

Qatar: Islamic Finance Consolidating

Oxford Business Group  Jan 27, 2010

Analysis

Nomura paints a negative outlook for Gulf equities

ArabianMoney.net  Peter Cooper Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

Dubai debt crisis to hit global sukuk sales - poll

Arabian Business  Liau Y-Sing and Frederik Richter Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

Will Dubai Be a Drag on Gulf Region?

New York Times  Tom Hundley Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

GCC banks 2010: restored confidence, improved balance sheets, and official backing support the outlook for regional banks (Part 1)

National Bank of Kuwait  Mohammed Zaher Jan 20, 2010

Analysis

Islamic Finance 2010

International Financial Services London  Jan 26, 2010

Blogs

GCC Interconnection Grid

Curtis Oman  Nov 9, 2009

News

Climate talks bigger threat to Saudi than oil rivals

Reuters  Jan 24, 2010

Analysis

How far will Gulf stock markets follow a global sell-off?

ArabianMoney.net  Peter Cooper Jan 25, 2010

News

Saudi to Hold Rates, Keep Spending to Boost Economy

Bloomberg  Henry Meyer and Camilla Hall Jan 25, 2010

Analysis

MENA: Future looks bright for economies in region

The National  Rupert Wright Jan 25, 2010

News

UAE Doesn’t Expect Federal Bond Issuance for at Least 6 Months

Bloomberg  Vivian Salama Jan 25, 2010

News

Saudi to keep spending to boost economy

Arabian Business  Bloomberg Jan 25, 2010

News

UAE: Stock market recovery helps offset SWF losses

Business 24-7  Nadim Kawach Jan 24, 2010

Analysis

Abu Dhabi Property: Pressure on Appartment Rentals

Asteco  Jan 23, 2010

Analysis

Dubai Property: Lifestyle Communities Weather the Storm

Asteco  Jan 23, 2010

Analysis

UAE: A Year In Review 2009

Oxford Business Group  Jan 8, 2010

News

Bahraini oil sector to get $15bn investments

Gulf Base  Jan 21, 2010

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