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We raised our GDP growth forecasts for Israel by 0.5ppts to 4% in 2026 and 0.9ppts to 3.5% in 2026. Our forecast for a resurgence in momentum over the next couple of years primarily reflects strong economic fundamentals reasserting themselves as the war with Hamas eases. This should herald a reducti ...

We've kept our UAE GDP growth forecast at 4.9% for 2025, roughly in line with the IMF's revised expectation of 4.8%. We see the economy being driven by strong non-oil growth in key areas such as tourism, trade, and financial services, alongside a rebound in oil output as OPEC+ quotas ease fu ...

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We've nudged down our 2025 GDP growth forecast for Qatar by 0.1ppt to 2.6%, while keeping our projection for next year at 4.8%. Some loss of momentum was evident in the Q2 GDP data, but we think the economy will withstand regional and global headwinds. We continue to forecast a 3.6% expansion ac ...

We increased our 2025 GDP growth forecast by 0.1ppt to 2.9% after a better-than-expected figure in Q2. Because the big picture is unchanged, we reduced our 2026 growth forecast by the same amount to 2.2%. ...

Lebanon In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Lebanon provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. Synopsis Understand the political system in Leba ...

Bahrain In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Bahrain provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. Synopsis Understand the political system in Bahr ...

We have revised our 2025 GDP growth forecast for Saudi Arabia down to 3.5% from 5.2% previously, primarily due to the historical data revisions following GaStat’s rebasing of national accounts to a 2023 base year. Despite the downward revision, we continue to expect broad-based growth, with both the ...

Iran In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Iran provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. Synopsis Understand the political system in Iran throu ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is poised for robust economic expansion, with real GDP growth forecast to average 4.7% between 2025 and 2030, outpacing the 2.6% recorded between 2019 and 2024. Population growth is anticipated to stay positive, reaching 12.3 million in 2030 from 11.1 million in 2024, ...

Macroeconomic Outlook Report: Qatar Summary Mining, manufacturing, and utilities contributed 45.9% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2024, followed by construction activities (10.8%), and wholesale, retail, and hotel business activities (7.7%). In nominal terms, these three sectors are expected to g ...

Jordan In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Jordan provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. Synopsis Understand the political system in Jordan ...

Macroeconomic Outlook Report: Saudi Arabia Summary Mining, manufacturing, and utilities contributed 41.2% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2024, followed by financial intermediation, real estate, and business activities (13.3%) and wholesale, retail, and hotels (10.9%). In nominal terms, the three ...

The UAE has experienced a veritable economic miracle since independence in 1971 and is now one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Its demographic history is unique with the population having increased around 150 fold since 1950. Only 11.5% of the 2025 population of 11.3 million are citizens, ...

Banks in Saudi Arabia Summary Banks in Saudi Arabia industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and anal ...

Banks in United Arab Emirates Summary Banks in United Arab Emirates industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial ...

Banks in Israel Summary Banks in Israel industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of comp ...

Banks in Middle East & Africa Summary Banks in Middle East & Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial ...

We have raised our 2025 GDP growth forecast for Qatar by 0.5ppts to 2.6% and continue to expect growth will pick up to 5% in 2026. The upgrade to our near-term outlook reflects better-than-expected growth at the end of 2024 and positive activity indicators since the start of this year. Meanwhile, bu ...

Oman In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Oman provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. Synopsis Understand the political system in Oman throu ...

We haven't changed our Israel forecasts this round, despite the country's defence forces resuming their military operations against Hamas. That said, we view a further weakening of the second stage of the ceasefire, which could delay an end to the war by several months, as a heightened risk ...

Macroeconomic Outlook Report: Israel Summary Transport, storage and communication activities contributed 17.5% to Israel’s gross value added (GVA) in 2024, followed by mining, manufacturing and utilities activities (13.6%), and wholesale, retail and hotels activities (11.4%). In nominal terms, the t ...

Treasury management is a critical aspect of financial management for organizations, encompassing strategies to optimize cash flow, mitigate risks and ensure liquidity. It involves efficient management of funds, investments and banking relationship to achieve financial goals and maintain financial st ...

We have revised our 2025 GDP growth forecast upward to 4.7%, driven entirely by the latest OPEC+ agreement to gradually unwind production cuts starting in Q2. Although oil prices remain under pressure, the increase in production will support growth in the oil sector, particularly as the UAE continue ...

Our forecast for Saudi Arabia’s economic growth in 2025 has been upgraded to 4.4%, up from the previous estimate of 3.9%. This revision follows OPEC+’s decision to increase supply from Q2 onwards, earlier than both our and market expectations of Q3 2025. However, non-oil activities will remain the p ...