VOL. XLIV

No. 13

26-March-2001

STOCK MARKETS

Regional Stock Markets Under Pressure Through 2000 And Into 2001

The Egyptian, Jordanian and Lebanese stock markets moved lower through 2000 and have had a difficult time recovering these losses in 2001. The reasons for the yearly declines vary from one country to another, but analysts contacted by MEES paint a common picture of the regions equity malaise. Uncertainty about the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, poor economic management, the...