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Emirates NBD Research provides detailed coverage of 16 GCC and MENA economies, analysing them from a top down macro and strategic perspective as well as by a bottom up sector by sector approach.
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Latest Article UAE and Saudi PMIs slip in February

Latest Article Indian GDP returns to growth but misses expectations

Latest Article Vaccination rollouts will determine 2021 growth rate
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Emirates NBD Research publishes reports on global forex, rates and commodities, as well as regional fixed income and equity markets.
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Latest Article Oil at 100: No.

Latest Article Emerging markets at risk of higher US yields

Latest Article US yields race ahead
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PMIs
Emirates NBD sponsors Purchasing Managers’ Indices for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Dubai. The indices are compiled by IHS Markit, the leading global provider of financial market data.
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- Egypt PMI
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Latest Article UAE and Saudi PMIs slip in February

Latest Article Dubai PMI signals slower start to 2021

Latest Article Regional PMIs show slight improvement in January
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MENA

Monthly Insights: February 2021

A round-up of our key research insights and forecasts in February 2021

MONTHLY INSIGHTS, MENA - 23.02.2021

MENA Quarterly: Q1 2021

A round-up of our key articles on the MENA region and the latest forecasts.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 28.01.2021

Egyptian growth outperforming globally

Egypt has maintained economic growth despite the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the few countries globally to do so.

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 27.01.2021

Jordan set to return to growth

Having come through 2020 comparatively less scathed than some of its MENA peers, we expect a modest ongoing improvement in Jordan's economy in 2021, provided the Covid-19 pandemic starts to abate.

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 27.01.2021

TRENDING ARTICLES

Monthly Insights: February 2021
23.02.2021

Iraqi finances will remain under pressure
12.01.2021

MENA Quarterly Q4 2020
13.10.2020

Lebanon continues to face multiple challenges
25.01.2021

MENA Quarterly Q3 2020
19.07.2020

Lebanon continues to face multiple challenges

Lebanon will likely have a better year in 2021 than it had in 2020, when it was already dealing with crises on multiple fronts even before the coronavirus pandemic and then the Beirut blast in August.

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 25.01.2021

Moroccan growth will outperform MENA oil importer peers in 2021

We hold a fairly bullish view on Moroccan real GDP growth in 2021, projecting an expansion of 5.2 perce. If realised this would represent the strongest expansion amongst MENA oil importers this year.

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 20.01.2021

Tunisian economy facing manifold challenges

While the Tunisian economy will return to growth in 2021 there remain manifold challenges to the recovery, not least elevated Covid-19 cases, rising unemployment and social unrest.

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 18.01.2021

Iraqi finances will remain under pressure

Iraq implemented a difficult currency devaluation in December last year, but its finances will remain under pressure this year and growth will be weak

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 12.01.2021

MENA Quarterly Q4 2020

Our quarterly report on MENA economies

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 13.10.2020

MUST READ

Monthly Insights: February 2021
23.02.2021

Iraqi finances will remain under pressure
12.01.2021

MENA Quarterly Q4 2020
13.10.2020

Lebanon continues to face multiple challenges
25.01.2021

MENA Quarterly Q3 2020
19.07.2020

MENA Quarterly Q3 2020

Our regional MENA roundup for the third quarter

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 19.07.2020

EGP yields to coronavirus pressures

The Egyptian pound has depreciated in earnest in the past two weeks, slipping to EGP 16.07 to the USD at the time of writing on June 4, having crossed its 100-day moving average the previous day.

ECONOMICS, FX - 04.06.2020

MENA PMIs improve in May

PMI surveys improved in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in May, in line with some easing of restrictions, but all three remained in contractionary territory

PMIS, UAE PMI - 03.06.2020

MENA PMIs remain in contraction territory in April

Supply chain disruptions have distorted headline PMI readings; output and new work indices better reflect the economic situation in April.

PMIS, GCC MACRO - 05.05.2020

Lebanon seeking IMF support

Lebanon is a significant step closer to a roadmap out of its economic travails as the government agreed to approach the IMF for assistance at the close of last week.

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 03.05.2020

Q&A on OPEC deal

We outline some of the immediate and longer term impacts of the new production cut deal.

MARKETS, COMMODITIES - 13.04.2020

Egypt inflation falls in March

Egypt inflation falls in March but disinflation is likely played out now as coronavirus-related pressures mount

ECONOMICS, EGYPT - 12.04.2020

CBE keeps rates on hold

The central bank will strive to balance supporting the economy with a maintaining stable FX regime.

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 05.04.2020

Monthly Insights February 2020

The optimism that greeted the signing of a phase one trade deal between the US and China last month has been derailed by the outbreak of the coronavirus in China.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 13.02.2020

Regional PMIs dip in January

We recognize that external events in January may have had a negative impact on business activity across the region.

PMIS, SAUDI PMI - 04.02.2020

Egypt Quarterly Q1 2020

We have published our Egypt Quarterly report for Q1 2020

ECONOMICS, MENA MACRO - 30.01.2020

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