North Africa

  • Nov 21, 2013
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Maghreb in 2014

The Maghreb states are still grappling with the post-Arab uprising environment. Libya and Tunisia...

North Africa
  • Nov 15, 2013
  • 6 min read

Subsidy reform in North Africa will meet resistance

Oil and food price rises over the past decade have raised the cost of food and energy subsidies...

North Africa
  • Oct 16, 2013
  • 7 min read

Political Islam will adapt to survive in Arab politics

Islamist movements across the Middle East are facing a wave of opposition from their liberal and...

Middle East
  • Sep 20, 2013
  • 11 min read

State enterprise reform holds key to Arab growth

The state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector in the Arab world is a critical legacy of the statist...

Middle East
  • Sep 16, 2013
  • 12 min read

Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter

The impact of Syria's violent break-up on regional security and global geopolitics will increase...

Middle East
  • Sep 6, 2013
  • 2 min read

Middle East economies weigh impact of US strike

Stock exchanges in the Gulf Cooperation Council states yesterday ended the week with further...

Middle East
  • Jul 19, 2013
  • 7 min read

Poor FDI flows hamper MENA region's economic outlook

All Middle East and North Africa (MENA) governments recognise that foreign direct investment...

Middle East
  • Jun 12, 2013
  • 7 min read

North Africa Islamic finance set to grow post-uprising

Islamic finance now forms an estimated 1.6 trillion dollars in assets worldwide thanks to...

North Africa