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Saudi Arabia
Featured Content
Macroeconomy
GCC: Real Estate Sector
White Elephants in the UAE: Abu Dhabi Property Developer Aldar Receives Second Bailout
Saudi Property Market Booming?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Real Estate :
The G20's Role in Economic Policy Making
The G20: A Small Step Toward Coordination of Imbalances?
Are Targets the Way to Go to Reduce Current Account Imbalances?
Australia : Canada : China : Gulf Cooperation Council : India : Indonesia : Japan : Northeast Asia : Pacific : Russia : Russia, CIS and the Caucasus : Saudi Arabia : South Africa : South Asia : South Korea : Southeast Asia : Turkey : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : IMF and International Economic Institutions : International Organizations : Trade and External Balance :
MENA: Development Challenges
MENA Education—Further Reforms Needed
Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Demographics : Development Challenges : Labor Markets and Productivity :
Middle East: Economic Profile
Spillover Effects from Europe’s Debt Woes to the MENA Region?
GCC Growth to Slow on Uncertain Global Outlook
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Banks : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
GCC: Exchange Rate Regimes
GCC Monetary Union: Will Euro Crisis Delay the Launch of a Single Currency?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Currencies : Energy Security and Policy : Monetary Policy and Inflation :
GCC: Fiscal Policy
Saudi Arabia Unveils Conservative 2012 Budget
Qatar Plans Another Big Spend, But QIA Still Swells
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Fiscal Policy :
GCC: Sovereign Funds
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) Turns Inward?
Qatar Plans Another Big Spend, But QIA Still Swells
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth :
The League of Arab States (Arab League)
MENA Health Care: Growing Opportunities?
How Strong Will MENA FDI Be in 2011?
Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : International Organizations : International Trade and Globalization :
Saudi Arabia: Reserves and Sovereign Wealth
Saudi Arabia Now Adding to its Savings Again?
The Role of Private Wealth in the Gulf
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth :
Saudi Arabia: Economic Profile
Will Oil Output Sustain Saudi Arabia’s Growth in 2012?
Succession Issues Re-Emerge With Saudi Crown Prince's Death
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :
Saudi Arabia: Fiscal Policy
Saudi Arabia Unveils Conservative 2012 Budget
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Fiscal Policy :
Saudi Arabia: Monetary Stance and Price Dynamics (Inflation/Deflation)
Will Inflationary Pressures Pick Up in Saudi Arabia in 2012?
GCC Monetary Policy: Low Interest Rates Here to Stay?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Monetary Policy and Inflation :
GCC: Corporate Sector
GCC Leading MENA Tourism Growth in 2012?
GCC Corporate Governance: Another Pre-Requisite for Long Term Growth?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Sectors and Industries :
MENA: Bond Market
MENA Bond Issuance Down in 2010: What Scope for 2011?
Bahrain's Fiscal Position Buoyed by Regional Support
Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Capital Flows, FDIs, Capital Controls : Government Bonds : Government Bonds/Interest Rates : Trade and External Balance :
Markets
OPEC Oil Supply
OPEC Decorum: Production Ceiling Agreed at 30 Million Barrels
How Much Can We Trust Oil Reserve Statistics?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Geostrategy : Markets : Commodities : Energy : Energy Security and Policy : Oil : Oil and Energy :
GCC: Exchange Rate Regimes
GCC Monetary Union: Will Euro Crisis Delay the Launch of a Single Currency?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Currencies : Energy Security and Policy : Monetary Policy and Inflation :
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
How Well Are OPEC Members Complying with Cuts?
Overspending Oil Exporters
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Venezuela : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Markets : Commodities : Energy : Energy Security and Policy : International Organizations : Oil and Energy :
Saudi Arabia: Energy Sector
Is Saudi Arabia Still the Central Bank of Oil?
The GCC's Quest for Gas
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Markets : Commodities : Energy : Energy Security and Policy : Natural Gas : Oil : Oil and Energy :
GCC: Equities
UAE Equity Markets: Will 2012 Bring EM Status?
Arab Spring Turns to Stalemate?
Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Markets : Equity :
Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance: How Insulated from Conventional Shocks?
Will the New Islamic Derivatives Standard Provide More Scope for Islamic Risk Management?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Southeast Asia : United Arab Emirates : Asia/Pacific : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks : Derivatives : Securitization and Structured Finance :
MENA: Bond Market
MENA Bond Issuance Down in 2010: What Scope for 2011?
Bahrain's Fiscal Position Buoyed by Regional Support
Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Capital Flows, FDIs, Capital Controls : Government Bonds : Government Bonds/Interest Rates : Trade and External Balance :
Finance & Banking
Middle East: Economic Profile
Spillover Effects from Europe’s Debt Woes to the MENA Region?
GCC Growth to Slow on Uncertain Global Outlook
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Banks : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
GCC Financial Centers
UAE Equity Markets: Will 2012 Bring EM Status?
How Strong are UAE (and GCC) Insolvency Regulations?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :
Saudi Arabia: Financial Sector
How Strong is the Saudi Financial Sector?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Banks : Financial Regulation :
Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance: How Insulated from Conventional Shocks?
Will the New Islamic Derivatives Standard Provide More Scope for Islamic Risk Management?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Southeast Asia : United Arab Emirates : Asia/Pacific : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks : Derivatives : Securitization and Structured Finance :
Geostrategy
Middle East: Domestic Politics of Arab States
Arab Marshall Plan Floundering?
Arab Spring Turns to Stalemate?
Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Foreign and Domestic Political Risk :
The G20's Role in Economic Policy Making
The G20: A Small Step Toward Coordination of Imbalances?
Are Targets the Way to Go to Reduce Current Account Imbalances?
Australia : Canada : China : Gulf Cooperation Council : India : Indonesia : Japan : Northeast Asia : Pacific : Russia : Russia, CIS and the Caucasus : Saudi Arabia : South Africa : South Asia : South Korea : Southeast Asia : Turkey : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : IMF and International Economic Institutions : International Organizations : Trade and External Balance :
MENA: Development Challenges
MENA Education—Further Reforms Needed
Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Demographics : Development Challenges : Labor Markets and Productivity :
OPEC Oil Supply
OPEC Decorum: Production Ceiling Agreed at 30 Million Barrels
How Much Can We Trust Oil Reserve Statistics?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Geostrategy : Markets : Commodities : Energy : Energy Security and Policy : Oil : Oil and Energy :
The League of Arab States (Arab League)
MENA Health Care: Growing Opportunities?
How Strong Will MENA FDI Be in 2011?
Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : International Organizations : International Trade and Globalization :
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
How Well Are OPEC Members Complying with Cuts?
Overspending Oil Exporters
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Venezuela : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Markets : Commodities : Energy : Energy Security and Policy : International Organizations : Oil and Energy :
Saudi Arabia: Security and Defense Policy
Will Slow Saudi Reforms Continue to Placate Politcal Opponents?
Succession Issues Re-Emerge With Saudi Crown Prince's Death
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Foreign and Domestic Political Risk : Foreign Policy and Geostrategic Risks :
Saudi Arabia Outlook: Oil Production Cuts Looming
Production cuts designed to offset weaker oil demand will accentuate the effect of waning stimulus, adding to the growth slowdown. Government stimulus will remain the primary growth driver, but investment, including social housing, as well as support of other MENA countries, may suffer at the expense of social transfers. Although Saudi Arabia will draw on reserves to make up any budgetary shortfall, spending requirements have boosted its oil price comfort zone, adding uncertainty to global oil markets.
Economic Research
Global Economic Outlook
Middle East and North Africa Outlook: After the Spring, a Harsh Winter
By Dec 9, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Middle East and North Africa Outlook Update: Global Storm Exacerbates Transition
By Sep 21, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Gulf Cooperation Council Outlook Update: Governments Cannot Buy Enough Growth
By Sep 20, 2011
Economic Research
Venezuela’s Oil Reserves Power Play: Saudi Arabia Production Still Trumps
By Jul 20, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Middle East and North Africa Outlook Update: Politics Breed Divergence
By Jun 17, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Gulf Cooperation Council Outlook Update: Stability Focus Brings Economic Boom
By Jun 17, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Gulf Cooperation Council Outlook Update: Governments Loosen the Taps
By May 17, 2011
Economic Research
Q2 2011 Geostrategy Note: The Scent of Jasmine, Japan's Mega-Crisis and Other Global Drama
By Mar 24, 2011
Economic Research
Middle East Turmoil and Contagion: A Geoeconomic Tsunami for the Global Economy?
By Feb 23, 2011
Economic Research
Q4 2010 Geostrategic Risk Note: Asia on the Boil, U.S.-Europe Reap Anti-Incumbent Backlash
By Oct 7, 2010
EconoMonitors
Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
Nouriel Roubini and Patrick Chovanec EconoMonitor Video - China: How Much Stress Can the System Take?
Feb 8, 2012
United States Channel
A Letter From Lt Col Daniel L. Davis, Who Is a Fulcrum That Can Move a Nation – Should We Choose to Help Him
Feb 8, 2012
Ed Dolan's Econ Blog
Latest Economic Data Begin to Shift the Counterfactual in Favor of Democrats
Feb 6, 2012
United States Channel
The Downward Mobility of the American Middle Class, and Why Mitt Romney Doesn’t Know
Feb 6, 2012
Finance & Markets Channel
Schneiderman MERS Suit and HUD’s Donovan Remarks Confirm That Mortgage “Settlement” Is a Stealth Bank Bailout
Feb 6, 2012
Dan Alpert's Two Cents
Tinkerbell Economics - The Confidence Fairy, Pixie Dust and a Sleeping Dragon
Feb 6, 2012
Peterson Institute for International Economics
How Euro Brinkmanship Is Beginning to Succeed
Feb 5, 2012
United States Channel
About the January Jobs Report – Mildly Good News, but Bought at Great Cost
Feb 5, 2012
United States Channel
America’s Jobs Deficit, and Why It’s Still More Important than the Budget Deficit
Feb 5, 2012
Great Leap Forward
$30 TRILLION TO PROMOTE CRONY CAPITALISM: The Fed's Bail-Out of Wall Street
Feb 2, 2012
Global Macro Channel
It’s the Years, Not the Mileage: IMF Analysis of Pension Reforms in Advanced Economies
Feb 1, 2012
United States Channel
Why Is the Normally Astute Taibbi Sounding Like a Hopey Dopey Liberal on the Mortgage Settlement?
Feb 1, 2012
Asia Channel
'Vulnerable to External Influences' - The Economic State of Australia (Part 2)
Jan 31, 2012
Global Macro Channel
How to Exit the Danger Zone: IMF Update on Global Financial Stability
Jan 31, 2012
United States Channel
Forget Europe and the Emerging Markets, the US Is on the Brink of Recession
Jan 31, 2012
Finance & Markets Channel
ProPublica’s Off Base Charges About Freddie Mac’s Mortgage “Bets”
Jan 31, 2012
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Lessons for Europe’s Fiscal Union from US Federalism
Jan 30, 2012
Asia Channel
'Vulnerable to External Influences' - The Economic State of Australia (Part I)
Jan 30, 2012
Efraim Chalamish's Economic Development and Security Blog
Where Is the Burning Man Heading?
Jan 30, 2012
United States Channel
The Biggest Risk to the Economy in 2012, and What’s the Economy for Anyway?
Jan 30, 2012
Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
Draghi, Soros, Geithner, Roubini, Calderon, Merkel: In Their Own Words From the WEF on the Europe Crisis Via Bloomberg
Jan 30, 2012
Europe Channel
Hot News! The Wehrmacht Failed to Take Greece. Now Germany Tries Again, With a Different Method.
Jan 29, 2012
Ed Dolan's Econ Blog
Faster GDP Growth Will Be Welcome News for the White House, Despite “Ifs” and “Buts” in the Details
Jan 27, 2012
United States Channel
Why No Responsible Democrat Should Want Newt Gingrich to Get the GOP Nomination
Jan 27, 2012
Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
Roubini CNN Davos Vidoes: Europe Needs a 'Bazooka', U.S Has 1929-Style Income Inequality
Jan 25, 2012
Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
Roubini and Rogoff with CNBC's Bartiromo - Recession in Europe, SOTU, Global Growth Risks
Jan 25, 2012
Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
'We've Got Bigger Problems Right Now' - Roubini and Bremmer Reveal the Surprising Winners and Losers of the Coming Year, and Debate Whether the Big Brains at Davos Can Rescue a Global Economy in Crisis
Jan 25, 2012
United States Channel
The State of Our Disunion: A Globalizing Private Sector, A Government Overwhelmed by Corporate Money
Jan 23, 2012
United States Channel
New York Times Tells Us Only Chinese Near Slave Labor Could Handle Steve Jobs’ Demands
Jan 23, 2012
Finance & Markets Channel
Weighing the Week Ahead: The State of the Union, Bernanke, Earnings
Jan 23, 2012
Ed Dolan's Econ Blog
Controversy over Romney’s Taxes Underlines the Need for Broad Reform
Jan 23, 2012
Dan Alpert's Two Cents
Our Friday Think Tank Discussion on Bloomberg’s “Taking Stock with Pimm Fox,” with Two Steve’s – Wood and Blitz
Jan 22, 2012
RGE Analysts
Ukraine Political Appointment: Shuffling The Deck Does Not Change the Cards
Jan 20, 2012
Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
Nouriel Roubini, Ian Bremmer on Economy, Risks - Bloomberg Video
Jan 20, 2012
Ed Dolan's Econ Blog
U.S. Inflation Indicators Come in Below Target as the Global Economy Begins to Slow
Jan 19, 2012
Finance & Markets Channel
Evaluating Recession Forecasts: What Every Investor Must Know
Jan 19, 2012
United States Channel
Obama to Try Better Smoke and Mirrors to Address Housing Market Woes
Jan 19, 2012
Great Leap Forward
MORTGAGE FRAUD REVISITED: Why Did the Fed Pump and Dump US Real Estate Markets?
Jan 17, 2012
Finance & Markets Channel
Weighing the Week Ahead: Have Big Companies Lost Their Earnings Mojo?
Jan 15, 2012
Geostrategy Channel
Continuity and Dysfunctionality in U.S. Foreign Policy (Lessons for Our Conflict with Iran)
Jan 13, 2012
Ed Dolan's Econ Blog
Court’s Latest Stay of Clean Air Regulations Shows the Best Can Be the Enemy of the Good
Jan 12, 2012
Dan Alpert's Two Cents
Talking Macro and Fed Policy with Mike McKee and Sara Eisen on Bloomberg’s “On the Economy”
Jan 12, 2012
Latin America Channel
What to Watch in 2012: Two Elections That Could Transform Latin America
Jan 12, 2012
Daily Digest
Blogs
Missing Pieces: Food Aid, Saudi Arabia’s Workforce, and More
Council on Foreign Relations Feb 06, 2012
Analysis
Saudi Arabia PMI rises to highest level in six months as output and new order growth picks-up
Markit Feb 05, 2012
Analysis
Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Conclusion of her Visit to Saudi Arabia
IMF Feb 04, 2012
News
China and Saudi Arabia Enhance Bilateral Relations, Sign Pact on Nuclear Technology
Oil Price Jan 24, 2012
News
Oil Rises to Three-Day High as Saudi Arabia Is Seen Targeting $100 Crude
Bloomberg Jan 17, 2012
News
Saudi Aramco Raises Light and Medium Oil-Price Premium for Asia to Record
Bloomberg News Jan 16, 2012
Blogs
Is Saudi Arabia’s dominance of global oil markets coming to an end?
Financial Times Jan 13, 2012
Analysis
20% of 2011 Oil Passed Through Hormuz, but Alternate Routes Exist
Energy Information Administration Jan 03, 2012
Analysis
Burning Oil to Keep Cool: The Hidden Energy Crisis in Saudi Arabia
Chatham House Jan 03, 2012
Analysis
Saudi Arabia PMI: Total output and new order growth suffer slightly in December, but new export business rises at stronger pace
Markit Jan 03, 2012
Analysis
Recent Economic Developments and Highlights of Fiscal Years 1432/1433 (2011) & 1433/1434 (2012)
Saudi Arabia Ministry of Finance Dec 26, 2011
Analysis
Middle East and North Africa Outlook: After the Spring, a Harsh Winter
Roubini Global Economics Dec 9, 2011
News
MENA Projects: Saudi Arabia Still the Driving Force; UAE Slowdown Continues
Alif Arabia Dec 13, 2011
Analysis
Saudi Arabian Retail Landscape – Undoubted Opportunities: Unique Challenges
Jones Lang LaSalle Dec, 2011
News
Saudi Arabia’s King Appoints New Economic Team Amid Record Spending Plans
Bloomberg Dec 14, 2011
Opinions
U.S.-Saudi Relationship Increasingly Strained, says CFR Report
Council on Foreign Relations Dec 12, 2011
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