Middle East Banking

Macroeconomic Outlook Report: Iran Summary Mining, manufacturing, and utilities contributed 35.8% to GDP in 2025, followed by wholesale, retail trade, and hotels (11.0%) and transport, storage, and communications (7.7%). In nominal terms, the three subsectors are forecast to grow by 43.9%, 42.3%, an ...

We've raised our 2026 GDP growth forecast for Cyprus by 0.2ppts to 2.7%, with economic momentum at the end of last year exceeding our expectations. However, the US-Israel war with Iran is taking a toll: our estimates suggest a 0.4ppts negative impact on growth this year. ...

We've raised our 2026 GDP growth forecast for Cyprus by 0.2ppts to 2.7%, with economic momentum at the end of last year exceeding our expectations. However, the US-Israel war with Iran is taking a toll: our estimates suggest a 0.4ppts negative impact on growth this year. ...

The MEA & LATAM Open Banking Market is segmented by Services (Banking & Capital Markets, Payments, Digital Currencies, Value Added Services), by Deployment (On-Premise, Cloud), by Distribution Channel (Bank Channels, App Markets, Distributors, Aggregators), by End User (Banks & Financial Institution ...

The US-Israel war with Iran has caused major disruption across the region and the UAE. Our baseline assumption is the conflict will last for a total of around two months, until the end of April, with disruption to the Strait of Hormuz extending for an additional two months. We now expect the UAE eco ...

The escalation of geopolitical tensions following the joint US-Israel strikes on Iran has led to a more prolonged disruption across the Gulf than previously assumed. We now expect the conflict to last around two months, compared with our earlier assumption of a two-week disruption. While Saudi Arabi ...

Israel In-depth PESTLE Insights Summary This PESTLE country analysis report on Israel 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 Isr ...

We've downgraded our 2026 forecast for GDP growth in Kuwait by 1.2ppts to 2.4%, primarily driven by the US-Israel conflict with Iran. However, this partly reflects historical data changes, which account for roughly 0.2ppts of our revisions. Our projection for oil production is now 1.7ppts lower ...

We've downgraded our 2026 forecast for GDP growth in Kuwait by 1.2ppts to 2.4%, primarily driven by the US-Israel conflict with Iran. However, this partly reflects historical data changes, which account for roughly 0.2ppts of our revisions. Our projection for oil production is now 1.7ppts lower ...

The escalation of geopolitical tensions following the joint strikes on Iran from the US and Israel on February 28 has triggered major disruption across the UAE. Cancellation of flights has stranded tourists and residents with official messages to "shelter in place", as authorities continue ...

The escalation of geopolitical tensions following the joint strikes on Iran from the US and Israel on February 28 has triggered major disruption across the UAE. Cancellation of flights has stranded tourists and residents with official messages to "shelter in place", as authorities continue ...

The escalation of geopolitical tensions following the joint strikes on Iran from the US and Israel on February 28 has triggered major disruption across the Gulf region, but Saudi Arabia so far remains largely unaffected. Our baseline assumption is that the immediate conflict will last for two weeks ...

The escalation of geopolitical tensions following the joint strikes on Iran from the US and Israel on February 28 has triggered major disruption across the Gulf region, but Saudi Arabia so far remains largely unaffected. Our baseline assumption is that the immediate conflict will last for two weeks ...

Yemen In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Yemen 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 Yemen th ...

Macroeconomic Outlook Report: Saudi Arabia Summary Mining, manufacturing, and utilities contributed 41.0% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2025, followed by financial intermediation, real estate, and business activities (13.3%) and wholesale, retail, and hotels (11.0%). In nominal terms, the three ...

Cyprus In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Cyprus 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 Cyprus ...

We've raised our GDP growth forecasts for Israel by 1ppt to 5.2% in 2026 and 0.5ppts to 4.3% in 2027. In our view, very solid underlying economic fundamentals will reassert themselves as the impact of the conflict with Hamas continues to fade. This will support a further easing in supply constra ...

Retail Banking Regional Report: Middle East and Africa 2025 Summary This report offers a comprehensive analysis of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) retail banking market, focusing on financial performance, competitive dynamics, and customer relationships. It explores the impact of digital banking an ...

Our GDP growth forecast for Qatar in 2026 was revised down to 6% from 6.4%. The downgrade is partially caused by base effects, with 2025 being revised up to 3% from 2.6%, and by a worsening trade-off between real and nominal output. ...

Kuwait In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Kuwait 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 Kuwait ...

Saudi Arabia In-depth PESTLE Insights Summary This PESTLE country analysis report on Saudi Arabia 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 ...

Syria In-depth PEST Insights Summary This PEST country analysis report on Syria 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 Syria th ...

PPI Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Monetary Intermediation: ISIC 651 market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to ...

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 ...

GLOBAL DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MARKET: OVERVIEW As per Roots Analysis, the global digital transformation market size is estimated to grow from USD 1,422.23 billion in the current year to USD 13,263.17 billion by 2035, at a CAGR of 22.50% during the forecast period, till 2035. The opportunity for digi ...