UAE
21 June 2022
Despite the recent large-scale sell-off across most risk assets and a strong US dollar, oil prices remain entrenched above US$100 a barrel for now, driven by supply constraints and geopolitics, but headwinds are beginning to build. In this update, we discuss the current state of the crude market and highlight the issues to keep an eye on during the second half of 2022.
Glenn Wepener, Senior Strategist, Middle East & Africa
08 June 2022
As the global economy faces up to the challenges of historically high levels of inflation on the one hand and the economic consequences of central banks’ monetary tightening response on the other, the GCC region with its solid sovereign credit fundamentals, buoyed by the recent strength in the oil price, continues to offer investors a relative haven. Please read on…
Simon Ballard, Chief Economist
07 June 2022
Our latest update on Egypt in which we recap some its major economic achievements since 2016 and consider the new challenges it now faces.
Glenn Wepener, Senior Strategist, Middle East & Africa
26 May 2022
Glenn Wepener, Senior Strategist, Middle East & Africa, discusses the current state of the market and again highlights the risks posed by record food prices.
23 May 2022
The lingering impact of COVID-19 continues to disrupt supply logistics which, combined with climate change and more recently the Ukraine crisis, has led to record energy and food prices. In this attached note ‘Food Insecurity & Political Risks’ we outline the scale of this problem and why it poses a serious risk to socio-economic and political stability around the globe.
Glenn Wepener, Senior Strategist, Middle East & Africa
17 May 2022
Our latest Macro Strategy publication in which we update Global Rates and GCC Macro outlooks for 2022.
Simon Ballard, Chief Economist
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