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27 Oct 2021  |  Africa  |  Mega Trends

Middle East & Africa Defense Industry Growth Opportunities

Strategic Partnering to Transform Indigenous Defense Capabilities

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The Middle East and Africa (MEA) defense spending forecast for 2021–2030 will undergo a period of instability and high levels of tension due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic and national instability in the region. Major points of interest that could have an impact on geopolitical relations and a cascading effect on the wider defense indu...

18 Dec 2020  |  Africa  |  Mega Trends

Innovative Business Models Transforming the Egyptian Two-Wheeler Market, 2024

Growth in the Market to be Driven by Last-mile Logistics Services and New Women Riders

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Egypt is one of the fastest-growing and most resilient markets in the African continent. In 2019, it was the 45th largest economy and experienced significant economic advancement owing to a considerable reduction in unemployment and inflation. The country's GDP also increased by 5.6% to $302.3 billion between 2018 and 2019 with the industrial secto...

07 Dec 2020  |  Africa  |  Mega Trends

Network Diversification and Fleet Optimization Power the Commercial Aerospace Market in Africa, 2020

Strategic Partnering and Network Expansion are Top Growth Strategies for Pandemic-hit Airlines

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Key Issues Addressed

Over the last decade, Africa, along with the Asia-Pacific, has grown the fastest in terms of GDP and had an average annual growth rate of 6% or more. Still, most of the countries in the continent have to significantly improve their political stability and public infrastructure to attract new investments and properly integrate themselves with furthe...

Economic recovery in Saudi Arabia will continue to be supported by pick up in oil production to compensative for output decline in Iran. While Aramco privatization is delayed, Saudi aims to generate $11 billion non-oil revenue through privatization program by 2020. The killing of journalist Khashoggi heightened capital flight in October 2018, as th...

Economies of the Middle Eastern countries will remain modest due to higher oil exporting revenue being moderately offset by recession in Iran. Higher oil prices are expected to drive oil and gas and hydrocarbon sector in the region, with Saudi Arabia leading the pack in 2019. OPEC oil production dipped in November 2018 due to fall in Iranian produc...

The growth outlook for the Middle East countries in Q3 2017 was somber amid burgeoning geopolitical crisis and ongoing low oil prices. The Saudi Arabian economy continued deterioration in 2017 registering negative growth rates in Q1 and Q2 2017 owing to The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreement on curbing oil production...

Low oil prices will continue to take a toll on the economic health of the gulf economies in the second quarter of 2017. Low energy prices leading to burgeoning fiscal deficit have adversely affected Qatar’s economic prospects. Output in the oil and gas sector remained flat and GDP growth appears to have contracted in Q1 2017. The multi-year $200 ...

The economic outlook for the Middle Eastern countries is challenged by the continued oil price sluggishness. The fiscal consolidation measures will continue throughout 2017 to combat deficit and is expected to ease in 2018 if oil prices uptick. On one hand, the first half of 2017 is being characterized by Saudi Arabia led oil production cut agreeme...

Mounting geopolitical risks dampen the growth outlook for the Middle East countries despite higher oil prices and strong global growth. The intensified political instability in Saudi Arabia with the large scale operation by the Crown Prince to curb corruption led to oil price hitting over two-year high. The economy is expected to stabilize in 2018,...