Middle East and Northern African (MENA) sovereign borrowing will total $136bn in 2017, S&P Global Ratings says in a new report. That will be 20 per cent down on the figure recorded in 2016. In 2017, $28bn of MENA sovereigns’ gross…
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The Arab Spring in retrospect
This article was published by MEED in May 2011 Wishful thinking will not help the Arab uprisings May, 2011 BY EDMUND O’SULLIVAN The death toll is mounting as the reaction to Arab uprisings unfolds. Champions of change are learning that lasting…
S&P says MENA sovereign creditworthiness has deteriorated
For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) said today that overall sovereign creditworthiness in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region has deteriorated since S&P last published six months ago. S&P…
ME investment banking fees fell 16 per cent in 2015
Middle Eastern investment banking fees reached $636.4 million during full year 2015, 16 per cent less than the value recorded during full year 2014 and the lowest annual period for investment banking fees in the region since 2012, the annual…
APICORP forum says diversification and subsidy reform are biggest issues
For full coverage of Middle East business events, see MEED Subsidy reform and further economic diversification away from oil and gas are the most critical elements in overcoming the current squeeze on government revenues resulting from a sustained period of…
Video: introduction to the GCC
This is a 20-minute video introduction to the economics and politics of the GCC.
The Middle East in the first quarter of 2015
Lower oil price could lead to ME contract challenges: DLA Piper
The sharp fall in oil prices could lead to attempts to renegotiate prices and other terms in contracts, international law firm DLA Piper says in a report about the implications for people doing business in the Middle East & North…
GCC prepares for leadership change and the new world energy order
Whether history is the product of turning points or incremental change, 1 January 2015 feels like it’s a new start for the Middle East and the GCC in particular. On the horizon are generational leadership transition in the GCC and a…
Year of disasters, disappointment and drama for the Middle East
For the people of the Middle East, it’s been a year dominated by disasters, disappointment and drama. The disasters were numerous and included the fall of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, to the Islamic State (IS) in June, continuing humanitarian…