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Tunisia’s Debt-Fueled Revolution Marks 10 Years
...tings agency Moody’s puts the figure closer to -10%. But even 2019’s growth of 1% was nowhere near levels needed to create enough jobs and jolt the economy. Tunisia’s biggest problem has been a series of weak governments – some 12 in total since 2011 – that have been unable to carry out structural re...
Volume: 63Issue: 51Published at Fri, 18 Dec 2020 -
Qatar: New 2.5GW Plant Powers Economic Growth
...w been overtaken by Australia (see p16). Qatar’s hosting of the 2012 Cop-18 climate talks was widely ridiculed given that the emirate has one of the highest per capita carbon footprints in the world (MEES, 5 December 2011). Hopes that Qatar’s hosting of the event would spur it on to making major im...
Volume: 61Issue: 50Published at Fri, 14 Dec 2018 -
Algeria Set For $5bn 2018 Trade Deficit: As Good As It Gets?
...l prices. At the start of the 2000s Algeria’s conservative budget assumptions meant the country racked up trade surpluses even when crude was $25-30/B (see chart 3). But the country posted a series of blowout budgets from 2011 as Algiers distributed largesse on the back of $100/B-plus crude in a bi...
Volume: 61Issue: 49Published at Fri, 07 Dec 2018 -
Tunisia Oil Output Rebound From Protests, Fundamental Problems Remain
...oblems remain. Output has been in long-term decline, the result of a collapse in exploration. The country had over 50 active exploration permits at the start of the decade. The number fell after instability rose following the revolution at the start of 2011, which also saw key officials ousted and ot...
Volume: 60Issue: 49Published at Fri, 08 Dec 2017 -
Gulf Finance: Rise Of The Renminbi
...ES. The bank started offering RMB accounts in the UAE in 2011 and today these include current accounts, savings accounts and term deposits. “China’s relations with Arab states have grown at an exponential rate, which will support the realization of [Beijing’s] ‘Belt and Road’ initiative,” he adds. Ex...
Volume: 59Issue: 50Published at Fri, 16 Dec 2016 -
Saudi Cash Injection: Better Late Than Never
...ptember to $544bn in October, 16.3% down on a year earlier and their lowest level since December 2011 (see chart). The central bank also sharply drew down on its foreign deposits in October, by $11.6bn to $102.7bn. Riyadh on 19 October raised $17.5bn in its first international bond issuance so the dr...
Volume: 59Issue: 48Published at Fri, 02 Dec 2016 -
Tunisia Bags $10bn Aid
...Arab and Western donors pledged $9.6bn in aid to Tunisia at a two-day investment conference this week organized to support its struggling economy (see table). The country’s finances have been under pressure since the 2011 uprising, which marked the beginning of the Arab Spring. Tunisia’s de...
Volume: 59Issue: 48Published at Fri, 02 Dec 2016 -
Iran Cuts Spending Again For 2015-16, But Is It Enough?
...7mn b/d for 2013 and almost 2.5mn b/d in 2011, before sanctions started to bite (see graphs). That year Iran’s oil export earnings hit a record $255mn per day, that is to say $93bn for the year as a whole – the height of former president Ahmadinejad’s spending largesse, spending that with hindsight is se...
Volume: 57Issue: 50Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014 -
Dollar Strength Lessens Impact Of Oil Price Slide
...eir revenue since prices hit their peak in mid-June. The OPEC basket then briefly topped $110/B; since OPEC decided against cutting output on 28 November its value has fallen below $70/B. Current prices (OPEC Basket) of around $68/B are 37% down on the $107/B that they averaged between January 2011...
Volume: 57Issue: 49Published at Fri, 05 Dec 2014 -
Iran Slashes Budget; $100/B Crude, 1.1Mn b/d Exports
...lumes were over 2.5mn b/d as recently as 2011. This suggests Tehran is not banking on dramatic near-term easing of sanctions following the landmark interim deal reached on 24 November between Iran and the P5+1. Mr Rohani’s relatively conservative oil export figure seems to be at odds with the pr...
Volume: 56Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2013 -
GCC Union Postponed
...REGIONAL GCC Union Postponed Leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have postponed a decision on a proposal submitted by Saudi Arabia two years ago to move from the stage of “cooperation” to full “union” (MEES, 26 December 2011). GCC Secretary Ge...
Volume: 56Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2013 -
Oman Poised To Curb State Expenditure In 2014
...ys soaring government expenditure between 2010 and 2013 became a major challenge for the state, especially given that some 75% of the total went on current expenditure, which cannot be reduced easily. In the wake of the Arab Spring, Oman in early 2011 embarked on a policy of social spending in order to...
Volume: 56Issue: 49Published at Fri, 06 Dec 2013 -
Lebanon’s $2Bn Issue Meets Limited Market Appetite
...GDP in 2011 allow the country to be relatively insulated from geopolitical developments. It adds that Lebanon has never defaulted on its debt servicing, despite serious political and economic shocks. Confidence in the Lebanese pound remains strong, as conservative bank regulations have enabled the Ce...
Volume: 55Issue: 52Published at Fri, 21 Dec 2012 -
Egypt At the Crossroads: A MEES Special Report On Egypt’s Economy And Politics
...v) $26.6bn $35.2bn GDP (annual % change) +3.3 (Q2)* +1.8 (2011)* +5.1 Industrial Production (% chg on year) -4.4 (Se...
Volume: 55Issue: 51Published at Fri, 14 Dec 2012 -
Damascus Fighting Strains Syria’s Frail Economy
...ovide the necessary services and utilities for its own people. Last week Damascus faced the worst power cuts since the beginning of the revolt in March 2011, with reported outages of seven to nine hours per day. Officials from the ministry of electricity have blamed the power shortages on “sa...
Volume: 55Issue: 50Published at Fri, 07 Dec 2012 -
Iran’s NDF Holds $43Bn In Reserves
...mpany (IOOC) with $1.5bn through to August 2013 to help it boost production by 175,000 b/d (MEES, 23 November). NDF was established in 2011 under the aegis of the fifth five-year development plan (2010-15) with the aim of transforming oil and gas revenue into productive investments for future ge...
Volume: 55Issue: 50Published at Fri, 07 Dec 2012 -
EBRD Makes Initial Egyptian Investment
...2011’s political upheavals with the aim of kick-starting post Arab Spring investment (MEES, 28 May). In September the EBRD announced its first investments in in Tunisia, Jordan and Morocco as part of plans to allocate €200mn by the end of 2012. Regional investments are slated to climb to as...
Volume: 55Issue: 50Published at Fri, 07 Dec 2012