Just when analysts were giving up on a truly unified GCC, the six states have closed ranks with the unmistakable presence of Saudi tanks and soldiers on Bahraini soil. Read More
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What the Forbes billionaire list may tell us about the problems of wealth-distribution in the Middle East. Read More

IMF Brief:
Qatar has weathered the global financial crisis exceptionally well, reflecting the quick and strong policy response by the authorities. The sizeable enhancement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity, large government support to the banking system, and increase in public spending helped sustain high growth rates through the global crisis.
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The global inflation monster that is looming over the horizon could hurt the good work done by Saudi authorities over the past few years. Read More

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Take a look at five of the largest oil projects in the Middle East, including one that could alleviate much of Bahrain’s economic problems… Read More

The rulers and royal families of the Arab World directly control more than $240-billion of investments in publicly-listed firms, surpassing SWF and government institutions, according to data. Read More

The only Middle East country in the Ciitbank list (Also read full report Regional Dynamos) is Saudi Arabia which is expected to emerge as the sixth largest economy in the world, rising above Canada, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Read More

Find out which Middle East countries make it to Citibank’s list of the fastest growing economies in the world. Hint: it’s not Qatar. Read More

Recent economic data shows that the Saudi economy is on song and on the way up. But that tells us only half the story. Read More

Quantitative easing and stimulus packages in the Gulf region are not enough if they are not backed by a healthy dose of social and political reforms. Read More Read More

In many ways, the Bahrain protests are even more worrisome than that of Egypt and Tunisia, as any significant changes to Bahrain’s political structure can upset the status quo in the Gulf. Read More

While Saudi-based analysts continue to say that any Egypt-like revolution in Saudi Arabia is quite improbable, there are a few issues to consider. Read More

Projects worth $700-billion hope to transform Saudi Arabian economy, but the country needs more than capital investment. Read More

As events in Egypt change faster than you can update them on Twitter or Facebook, regional authorities are looking at the short-term and long-term impact of the crisis on their own economies. Read More

As events in Egypt change faster than you can update them on Twitter or Facebook, regional authorities are looking at the short-term and long-term impact of the crisis on their own economies. Read More

The IMF warns greater initiatives and greater monetary policy independence to break out of future boom and bust spending cycles. Read More

Which countries are ‘ripe for a revolution’ and is there a likelihood that the people of the Arab World will be able to shake the very foundations of the region’s autocracy, monarchy and dictatorships that rule their fates? Read More

Oil prices are poised to hit the magical $100 per barrel once again and economists, analysts have taken out the proverbial calculators to see what it means for oil-based economies of the Middle East. Read More

Question: Which Middle East ‘country’ is most likely to default? Clue: It is not Iraq or Lebanon! Read More