Reading The Micro Trends: Freight Indicators And The Global Recovery
Through the second quarter of 2010, many analysts noted a divergence between seemingly positive microeconomic data and a macroeconomic outlook which was flagging a renewed downturn in growth. A...
View ArticleEgypt’s Troubled Transition
Egypt’s strained political transition faced another challenge on July 3rd, when the army removed President Mohamed Morsi from office, claiming that his Muslim Brotherhood-led government was incapable...
View ArticleMyanmar: From Promise To Profits
Over a year after our last special report on the topic, and approximately three years since widely ridiculed elections installed a fresh, nominally civilian government in the country, Myanmar continues...
View ArticleAfghan Withdrawal: Domestic And Regional Implications
The ongoing withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan (scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014), combined with the planned end of NATO combat operations, will have major implications not only on...
View ArticleRobert Mugabe’s Re-election And The Zimbabwean Economy
As the dust settles following Zimbabwe’s controversial election, we discuss the impact that Robert Mugabe’s re-election will have on the country’s fragile economy. Will the ruling ZANU-PF party...
View ArticleRiyadh’s Struggle With ‘Saudisation’
BMI Podcast: Saudi authorities are cracking down on undocumented immigrants, deporting hundreds of thousands of foreign workers from the country. The move is part of a broader ‘Saudisation’ scheme that...
View ArticleRecovery Ahead For European Carmakers?
The European passenger car market has seen sustained declines in recent years, and this has taken its toll on companies across the supply chain. BMI maintains a bearish regional outlook for 2013, and...
View ArticlePharmaceutical Demand Booming In Oil-Rich Gulf
The market for pharmaceuticals in the oil-rich Gulf States is rapidly expanding due to high incomes, a preference for patented medicines, and the increased prevalence of diseases – like diabetes –...
View ArticleIran Election Crisis – The Implications
Bloody clashes between Iranian security forces and protestors contesting last Friday’s election results have seen the largest public gathering in Iran since the Islamic Revolution 30 years ago. Liz...
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