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Significant fall in oil prices has drastically altered public spending patterns throughout the region. Growing number of countries are trying to opt for a strict fiscal measures and tax impositions to combat fiscal deficit. Increased oil production from Iran post sanctions could pose greater geopolitical risks on the region’s overall economic hea...

Middle Eastern economic growth is likely to remain somber due to the geopolitical turbulences throughout 2015 out of the collapse in oil prices as well as Iran nuclear deal. While Saudi Arabia is contemplating a loss of market share given increased oil production from Iran, The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are trying to remain resilient with impr...

Oil prices might see some signs of stabilization given the discussions between Saudi Arabia and Russia in February 2016 to freeze crude oil production. Most of the oil exporting economies in the Middle East and African region, barring Qatar and United Arab Emirates due to their well-diversified economy, ended 2015 with abysmal economic fundamentals...

Emerging Middle East and Africa (MEA) is one of the fastest developing regions, with economies showing relative resilience to the global economic downturn and strengthened performance expected in the short term. Within the MEA region there are divergent growth patterns in H2 2013. The political instability in Egypt has severely hampered growth pros...

Oil-exporting countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria are likely to grow at a steady rate in Q4 2013 and H1 2014. Due to moderate global demand for oil, oil companies are reported to be scaling down oil production and holding back oil and gas sector investments in major oil producing economies in the region. This is likely to continue ...

Frost & Sullivan’s experts look into the rising opportunities and implications of developments in Nigeria in 2013. Nigeria is considered as one of the emerging markets in Africa with the highest growth potential and market size. The growing manufacturing and services sectors in Nigeria has surpassed that of the oil industry and presents many oppo...