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Emirates NBD Research provides detailed coverage of 16 GCC and MENA economies, analysing them from a top down macro and strategic perspective as well as by a bottom up sector by sector approach.
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Emirates NBD Research publishes reports on global forex, rates and commodities, as well as regional fixed income and equity markets.
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Emirates NBD sponsors Purchasing Managers’ Indices for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Dubai. The indices are compiled by IHS Markit, the leading global provider of financial market data.
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Latest Article Dubai PMI signals slower start to 2021

Latest Article Regional PMIs show slight improvement in January

Latest Article Dubai PMI moves back into expansion territory in December
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Monthly Insights: February 2021

A round-up of our key research insights and forecasts in February 2021

MONTHLY INSIGHTS, MENA - 23.02.2021

GCC budget deficits to remain substantial even as economic outlook improves

Oil price will remain below GCC budget break evens in 2021 and sovereigns will need to issue more debt to finance budget shortfalls.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 17.02.2021

Regional PMIs show slight improvement in January

Saudi Arabia and Egypt PMIs rose while UAE PMI was unchanged from December.

ECONOMICS, PMIS - 03.02.2021

Saudi Arabia: Money supply and private sector credit growth slowed in December

Net foreign assets at the central bank declined to USD 449.2bn.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 01.02.2021

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Monthly Insights: February 2021
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UAE: A mixed bag of data in January
21.01.2021

Kuwait: Bigger draft budget for FY2022 but political gridlock remains a risk
27.01.2021

Saudi Arabia: Money supply and private sector credit growth slowed in December
01.02.2021

Saudi Arabia: PIF investment to offset budget cuts in 2021
28.01.2021

MENA Quarterly: Q1 2021

A round-up of our key articles on the MENA region and the latest forecasts.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 28.01.2021

Saudi Arabia: PIF investment to offset budget cuts in 2021

We expect GDP growth to recover to 2.5 percent this year.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 28.01.2021

Kuwait: Bigger draft budget for FY2022 but political gridlock remains a risk

The budget for the coming fiscal year starting 1 April 2021 shows a deficit of KWD 12.1bn.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 27.01.2021

Oman and Bahrain tap bond markets early in 2021

Oman and Bahrain were the first GCC sovereigns to tap capital markets this year, as they sought to take advantage of the low-rate environment to finance expected budget deficits.

ECONOMICS, GCC - 26.01.2021

UAE: A mixed bag of data in January

The data released this month supports our view of a 6.9 percent contraction in 2020, but there is reason for optimism.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 21.01.2021

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Monthly Insights: February 2021
23.02.2021

UAE: A mixed bag of data in January
21.01.2021

Kuwait: Bigger draft budget for FY2022 but political gridlock remains a risk
27.01.2021

Saudi Arabia: Money supply and private sector credit growth slowed in December
01.02.2021

Saudi Arabia: PIF investment to offset budget cuts in 2021
28.01.2021

Dubai Property: Transaction volumes recover

The Dubai property market has showed an improvement in Q4 2020 data, compared to the previous quarter, however both sales and transactions remain lower than a year earlier.

ECONOMICS, SECTOR ECONOMICS - 18.01.2021

Regional growth to be driven by improving global backdrop

We expect GCC growth to average 2.3 percent in 2021 following an estimated 5 percent contraction in 2020.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 13.01.2021

Dubai 2021 budget and GDP estimates

Dubai approves AED 57.1bn budget for 2021 and estimates growth at 4 percent.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 27.12.2020

Regional PMI round-up: A mixed bag in November

UAE PMI unchanged at 49.5 in November.

ECONOMICS, PMIS - 08.12.2020

Dubai PMI slips to 49.9 in October

Business optimism at series low of 50.6.

PMIS, ECONOMICS - 09.11.2020

Joe Biden wins presidential election

Spending plans may fall short of market expectations.

ECONOMICS, MARKETS - 08.11.2020

PMIs: UAE reading disappoints

The UAE headline PMI slipped below the neutral 50 level in October, for the second time in three months, declining to 49.5 from 51.0 in September.

ECONOMICS, PMIS - 03.11.2020

Saudi budget deficit narrows in Q3 2020

An update on the latest budget and monetary statistics for Saudi Arabia.

ECONOMICS, SAUDI ARABIA - 01.11.2020

Regional PMIs recover in September

Saudi, UAE and Egypt PMIs rose at the end of the third quarter.

PMIS, ECONOMICS - 06.10.2020

Saudi economy contracted in Q2

Private non-oil sector contracted more than 10 percent year on year.

ECONOMICS, GCC MACRO - 30.09.2020

Employment lags globally even as economic activity rebounds

More fiscal support may be required in the coming months.

ECONOMICS, GLOBAL - 13.09.2020

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