Business Monitor International (BMI)’s Head of Middle East and North Africa Analysis, Jean-Paul Pigat, has just returned from a trip to the region, where he met top-level policymakers and investors. Earlier today, he spoke to the BBC’s World Business Report and discussed the implications of the crisis on investment into the region. Meanwhile, BMI will… [Read more]
Brent crude made an upward surge on February 24, hitting a new post-financial crisis high of US$119.79/bbl, as Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi lost control of vast swathes of oil-producing Libya to pro-democracy protesters. However, my colleagues and I are not convinced that oil will continue to sky-rocket and hit new all-time highs. Instead we see consolidation… [Read more]
Although Colonel Muammar Qadhafi’s position looks increasingly untenable, it’s quite possible that he will not be the next leader to leave office. That misfortune may well befall Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan. Admittedly, Kan hasn’t sent fighter jets to bomb Osaka – although Japan’s second-largest urban area is controlled by the opposition. However, Kan’s popularity… [Read more]
With Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Qadhafi’s position looking increasingly untenable, and Bahrain rocked by unrest, so soon after popular protests toppled the Tunisian and Egyptian presidents, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been shaken like never before. Crucially, the uprisings have also overthrown the conventional wisdom. Until recently, it was generally assumed… [Read more]
With Libyan leader Muammar al Qadhafi stepping up his anti-Western rhetoric, there are growing fears that what Mark Mobius recently called ‘the ideal frontier market’ is turning its back on the reformist experiment it has been pursuing for the last few years. Mark Schaltuper speaks to Liz Martins, Head of Middle East and North Africa… [Read more]
