Economic Review
Iraq's economic outlook
- Global Investment House from Kuwait examines that economic and strategic outlook for Iraq, and sees remarkable progress on all fronts since the US-led invasion last March.
- Iraq: Tuesday, January 20 - 2004 at 10:56
HSBC guru visits Dubai
- In a series of exclusive presentations for HSBC's corporate customers in Dubai, David Bloom, Director Market Strategy - Global markets, based at Group headquarters in London, outlined the Group's expectations of the global economic environment.
- Sunday, January 18 - 2004 at 14:32
Oman's brighter banking sector
- Citibank may have called it a day in Oman, but Global Investment House is very positive on the outlook for banking in the Sultanate in a recent report.
- Oman: Monday, January 05 - 2004 at 15:57
NBK upbeat on US economy
- If the US recovers from the mad cow scare, and there are no terrorist attacks on US interests, the economy will definitely continue its strong pace of recovery, predicts the National Bank of Kuwair. New jobs will be created, and good times will roll.
- Kuwait: Monday, December 29 - 2003 at 14:35
Saudi Arabia in 2004
- A new report from the Global Investment House looks at the economic outlook for Saudi Arabia in 2004.
- Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, December 24 - 2003 at 13:00 |
Kuwait underspends budget
- National Bank of Kuwait highlights the impact of surging oil revenues on the emirate which still manages to underspend its budget, and actually spent less last year than the previous year.
- Kuwait: Sunday, December 21 - 2003 at 10:30
Kuwait, inflation a concern
- With the world economy on the brink of recover, the KIBOR rates and return on t-bells have moved upward, reports Global Investment House. Inflation in consumer prices has picked up to 1.8% in the third quarter due to the continuing weakness of the dollar vis-à-vis other currencies.
- Kuwait: Tuesday, December 16 - 2003 at 17:50
Kuwait's budget surplus
- Global Investment House reports that Kuwait will achieve yet another surplus for the current year.Although not concrete gauge, expenditures are only 31.4% of their budgeted level at the end of six months.
- Kuwait: Tuesday, December 09 - 2003 at 16:55
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