Global Recovery May Slip On High Oil, But Boost Saudi Economy: IMF

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Global Recovery May Slip On High Oil, But Boost Saudi Economy: IMF(1)

Oil prices will rise 36% in 2011, denting global economic recovery, warns the IMF. But that also means Saudi’s GDP will rise 7.5% - one of the highest among G20 nations. Read More Here

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McKinsey’s Future Middle East and Global Cities Report Highlights Cairo, Doha and Al Ain - yes, Al Ain(0)

Reading McKinsey’s Urban World: Mapping The Power Of Cities convinces us that the world will belong to China by 2025 - we will just be living in it. Forget the Middle East and its oil wealth, or Latin America with its flair, charm and commodity-fuelled brilliance, or even India with its bursting economic ingenuity and labour power - China will dominate the proceedings. Read More Here

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Saudi and Opec breakeven oil prices are rising at worrying levels(0) Scridb filter

What Were The Middle East’s Best And Worst Performing Stocks In Q1?(2)

What were the MENA region’s best performing stocks in the first quarter - more importantly, which were the worst that burnt investors, including one that fell 99.02% in the quarter? Read More Here

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Qatar’s $225 Billion Bonanza Over Next Five Years(2)

Qatar’s investment over the next five years will be a staggering $225 billion, but the country is still worried about low energy prices during the period.

As a roadmap for its social and economic aspirations, you can’t really fault Qatar’s National Development Strategy 2011-2016 report. It is inspirational, comprehensive and packed with good intentions, as all such reports should.

For an economy that is growing at a rate that would put China to shame, it’s national development strategy (NDS) is also lacking in a fair bit of pride and glory - if anything, there are parts of the report that are a bit hesitant and self-doubting. The missing vainglory is a contrast from some of the other national development strategies that one has seen over the years - and that is not a bad thing. It’s almost endearing. Read More

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Gold Reserves of Middle East & North Africa Governments(1)

Saudi Arabia’s gold reserves dwarf Libya’s hordings. Here is a selected list of countries with the biggest gold reserves, including almost every Middle East nation.

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World’s Biggest LNG Producers By 2020(0)

Chevron is the world’s fastest growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, beating Qatar Petroleum, according to Evaluate Energy data. Between 2010 and 2020, the U.S. energy giant will add 17 million tonnes, beating Qatar Petroleum’s 11.5 million tonnes during the same year.

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Standard Chartered’s Gulf Debt Outlook & Dubai Concerns(2)

The GCC has around $40bn of debt coming due each year over the next five years, says Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). Plus a chart that neatly shows SCB’s forecasts returns on each country’s bonds. Read More Here

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Qatar Catching Up To Dubai As Middle East Financial Centre Rivalry Heats Up(0)

Dubai retains its position as the regional financial centre, but Doha is fast catching up as an alternative centre, according to the latest survey of global financial service managers. But Both are losing to Asian rivals. Read More

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Brace for funds flowing out of Bahrain(1)

The Middle East crisis will see capital flowing out of the region, especially the vulnerable financial hub of Bahrain, according to a poll.

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