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Eni’s Egypt Receivables Down Markedly From Mid-2024 Peak
...PAYMENT PLAN HELPS REDUCE DUES BY 24% TO $992MN AT THE END OF JUNE *NO FIGURES PROVIDED BETWEEN 2017-2022. ORIGINAL NUMBER GIVEN IN EUROS, CONVERSION USES EXCHANGE RATE ON LAST DAY OF REPORTED PERIOD. SOURCE: ENI, MEES CALCULATIONS. 2: EGYPT NET OUTPUT: BOTH GAS AND OIL SLUMPED TO SEVEN-YE...
Volume: 68Issue: 41Published at Fri, 10 Oct 2025 -
Oman’s Divestments Fund Economic Diversification, Lift Credit Rating
...tch below investment grade. Moody’s last changed its outlook to positive on 29 August while keeping its rating at Ba1, while Fitch has yet to update its rating since it affirmed BB+ on 24 May. S&P was the first of the agencies to junk Oman back in 2017 (MEES, 24 November 2017), with Fitch and Moody’s on...
Volume: 67Issue: 41Published at Fri, 11 Oct 2024 -
IMF On Saudi: Reform Needed But Not Too Fast
...nsolidation is beginning to bear fruit, reforms to improve the business climate are gaining momentum; and a framework for accountability and transparency in the government sector is largely in place. The IMF expects the Saudi fiscal deficit to fall to 9.3% of GDP in 2017, substantially lower than 2016’s 17...
Volume: 60Issue: 41Published at Fri, 13 Oct 2017 -
Algeria Reverses 2017 Austerity In Free-Spending 2018 Budget
...Algeria is on its third strategy in as many years for ‘dealing’ with low oil prices. 2015-16 saw ‘full steam ahead’ with fingers crossed prices would rapidly rebound. 2017 saw it slam on the brakes as the coffers ran dry. Now Algiers plans to totally reverse course, firing up the printing pr...
Volume: 60Issue: 41Published at Fri, 13 Oct 2017 -
Mena Top 3 For 2017-22 ‘New Renewables’ Growth*
...CAPACITY GROWTH (GW): UAE & MOROCCO PLAN IMPRESSIVE-SEEMING SOLAR AND WIND ADDITIONS... ...BUT MOROCCO IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WHERE RENEWABLES WILL BE A KEY PART OF THE 2022 POWER MIX (GENERATION BY SOURCE, TWh) *IRAN IS TOP INCLUDING HYDROPOWER. SOURCE: IEA ‘RENEWABLES 2017...
Volume: 60Issue: 41Published at Fri, 13 Oct 2017 -
Saudi Debt Doubles, Further Rise Planned With Imminent Bond Launch
...e exact stake has yet to be decided upon. On timing, Mr Nasser says that the market is now recovering and “we expect it to recover even more in 2017, and I think the time in 2018 will be almost right.” All potential listing locations remain on the table for the kingdom, including New York, London, Ho...
Volume: 59Issue: 41Published at Fri, 14 Oct 2016 -
Algeria Gets Real With $50/B 2017 Budget Oil Price
...Algeria is finally adopting a realistic oil price of $50/B in its 2017 draft budget, instead of the $37/B “reference fiscal price” which was assumed in all previous budgets since 2009. This bore no resemblance to actual market prices, especially at times when the price of Algeria’s Saharan Bl...
Volume: 59Issue: 41Published at Fri, 14 Oct 2016 -
Gulf Equity Markets: Change Is Afoot
...d the introduction of securities lending and covered short selling regulations. The proposed changes will be the subject of new regulations published by the CMA in the first half of 2017 (MEES, 20 May). “Whilst some of these amendments focused on loosening previous rules on participation and ow...
Volume: 59Issue: 41Published at Fri, 14 Oct 2016