Our regional theme this quarter looks at innovation and digitisation in MENA. The region has had to endure the double whammy of low oil prices and...

The UAE is expecting an economic fillip from Dubai Expo 2020 as well as from growth-friendly reforms it has passed and government acceleration...

Recent measures by the Central Bank of Egypt signal a shift in monetary policy toward supporting growth as inflation eases.

Egypt’s economic growth outlook remains favourable, but sustained reform implementation will be critical if the benefits are to trickle down to the...

Our quarterly regional theme reviews MENA-China relations in light of the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). We analyse BRI investments in the MENA...

With Expo 2020 Dubai set to open 12 months from now, construction in the emirate has been rapid. We draw upon the experiences of previous hosts of...

Qatar's economy has not only, as we expected, successfully absorbed the shocks from its neighbours’ boycott two years ago, it has strengthened --...

Recent measures by the Central Bank of Egypt signal a shift in monetary policy toward supporting growth as inflation eases.

Higher oil output should boost growth, but structural vulnerabilities, particularly high unemployment and a growing population, are being left...

New Country Views Egypt: A report card after the IMF