Oxford Business Group and Global wraps up research for Emerging Kuwait 2006

The 200-page research study will be one of the most comprehensive macroeconomic analyses on the Kuwaiti economy available. The research process has spanned a period of six-month, and the team of OBG analysts will spend the next six weeks finalizing all of the research for its publication.

Emerging Kuwait 2006 will provide comprehensive overviews and analysis of Kuwait's political and macroeconomic environment, as well as review events and trends in all the major economic sectors, including; banking, capital markets, insurance, IT and telecommunications, industry, real estate & construction, tourism, energy, and media.

OBG analysts use a wide variety of research tools, including interviews with leading figures of the economy, consultations with major national financial, industrial and business institutions in all sectors of the local economy, as well as with international institutions. Global with its expert capital markets research features share analysis, published viewpoints on Kuwait's capital markets, and works in close cooperation with OBG's analysts for the development of the research.

In addition to OBG's and Global's analysis, Emerging Kuwait 2006, as with the rest of the Emerging Markets series, will feature published viewpoints and interviews with leading national and international personalities within the field of politics and economics. Emerging Kuwait 2006 will include contributions from: HE Sheikh Salem Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud Al-Sabah Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, HE Abdulla Y. Bishara, Dr. Safaq AbdullahAl Rekaibi Kuwait Stock Exchange Director, Mr. Jassar al Jassar GM of Kuwait Finance House, Dr. Abdulhadi Sadoun al-Otaibi Director General of KISR, Kevin Rosser sr. analyst of Control Risk Group, Dr. Duke Anthony Chairman of the National Council of US-Arab Relations, Claude Mandile President of the International Energy Agency, and Kevin Willis senior analyst at Standard & Poors.

The analysis featured in Emerging Kuwait 2006 is completed with 'The Business Guide,' which provides an overview and analysis of the accountancy and legal framework that governs business and foreign investment in Kuwait. This section is written in association with Al Sarraf & Al Ruwayeh Law Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Following the completion of the first edition on Kuwait, the research will be updated on an annual basis and is part of OBG's intention of becoming one of the premier providers of comprehensive economic intelligence analysis of the MENA and GCC region economies.

Strategic partnerships with organizations such as Global, Al Sarraf & Al Ruwayeh, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, ensures that all OBG research brings together the extensive international and local expertise of all institutions, and ensures that the research produced on Kuwait, is supported by reputable locally based companies.

Apart from its research on Kuwait, OBG also produces research on Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia Morocco, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, and Indonesia.

Global Investment House "Global", a leading investment company in the GCC, plays an important role in promoting investment opportunities in the GCC to both regional and international investors through its diverse financial services and second-to-none market research.

Global's research department is one of the largest in the region, providing both fully-fledged analysis on the listed stocks in the GCC markets, along with comprehensive industry sector reports, and country economic analysis. Committed to its core values of trust, quality, creativity & innovation, Global is gaining the reputation of being the preferred investment bank in the Middle East.

Emerging Kuwait 2006 will be launched towards the end of November 2005, in an event that will feature speeches from OBG Chairman Michael Benson-Colpie, Mrs. Al Ghunaim, Sam Habbas of Al Sarraf & Al Ruwayeh Law Bureau, and Bader Al-Wazzan of PricwaterhouseCoopers.

The speakers will cover a wide array of topics including developments on the KSE, Kuwait's foreign investment law and accountancy practices, along with a presentation of the research presented in Emerging Kuwait 2006.