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All rights reserved.Thu, 10 May 2012 20:52:02 GMT2314476http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/countries/tunisiahttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Qatar_Petroleum_to_sign_USD2bn_worth_Tunisian_refinery_deal-KUN0065120510210000/Tunisia said it resumed contact with the state-owned Qatar Petroleum, over the latter's USD 2 billion investment in Skhira refinery, south east of Tunisia.Fri, 11 May 2012 06:05:15 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) KUN0065120510210000Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arab_world_population_to_double_by_2050_report-ZAWYA20120510065915/The urban population of the Arab States, which already quadrupled between 1970 and 2010, will more than double by 2050, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programe's (UN-Habitat) new report.Thu, 10 May 2012 09:15:18 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20120510065915Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Tunis_court_convicts_Nessma_TV_chief-ZAWYA20120510065236/In a move drawing sharp criticism from free speech advocates, a Tunis court fined the Nessma TV head for showing "Persepolis".Thu, 10 May 2012 09:14:41 GMTMagharebia.com ZAWYA20120510065236Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Banque_Audi_MENA_Weekly_Monitor_04May12-pdf_090512074943/This is a PDF report. Wed, 09 May 2012 07:46:00 GMTBanque Audi pdf_090512074943Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__The_80M_Strong_Maghreb_Market__An_Engine_of_Growth_and_Investment_Q212-pdf_090512061218/This is a PDF report.Wed, 09 May 2012 06:10:00 GMTArabia-Monitor pdf_090512061218Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__The_80M_Strong_Maghreb_Market__An_Engine_of_Growth_and_Investment_Q212-pdf_090512061759/Click here to read abstract.Wed, 09 May 2012 06:10:00 GMTArabia-Monitor pdf_090512061759Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__Beyond_the_Arab_Uprisings_Looking_through_this_Decade_as_the_New_Paradigm_Unfolds_Q112-pdf_090512060612/This is a PDF report.Wed, 09 May 2012 06:04:00 GMTArabia-Monitor pdf_090512060612Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__Beyond_the_Arab_Uprisings_Looking_through_this_Decade_as_the_New_Paradigm_Unfolds_Q112-pdf_090512060927/Click here to read abstract.Wed, 09 May 2012 06:04:00 GMTArabia-Monitor pdf_090512060927Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__From_Politics_to_Policy_as_the_New_Paradigm_Unfolds_Q411-pdf_090512055635/This is a PDF report.Wed, 09 May 2012 05:54:00 GMTArabia-Monitor pdf_090512055635Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__From_Politics_to_Policy_as_the_New_Paradigm_Unfolds_Q411-pdf_090512060208/Click here to read abstract.Wed, 09 May 2012 05:54:00 GMTArabia-Monitor pdf_090512060208Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__New_Paradigm_Unfolding_Slowly_but_Surely_Q311-pdf_090512054815/This is a PDF report.Wed, 09 May 2012 05:45:00 GMTArabia-Monitor pdf_090512054815Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__A_New_Paradigm_Emerging_Amidst_Uncertainty_Q211-pdf_090512053634/Wed, 09 May 2012 05:30:00 GMTArabia-Monitor pdf_090512053634Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_Leveraging_Liquidity_in_the_Arab_World__Investing_in_Entrepreneurship-pdf_080512135142/Over the past two years, the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region entered a period of increased financial liquidity unmatched since the petrodollar boom of the 1970s. Will the economies of the region leverage the opportunity from increased liquidity to invest in new jobs, nurturing key sectors for sustainable growth? This chapter argues that financing entrepreneurship is a promising route, and highlights the opportunities and challenges. Tue, 08 May 2012 13:47:00 GMTArabia Monitor pdf_080512135142Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/BMI_North_Africa_Telecommunications_Report_Apr12-pdf_080512085623/BMI’s North Africa telecoms market report contains analysis and forecasts for the mobile, fixed-line and internet sectors in four North African states: Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. The telecoms markets in the countries were affected by political upheavals in the region during 2011, some of which turned violent and resulted in the vandalisation of telecoms equipment and the displacement of a considerable number of subscribers.Algeria has yet to see any obvious political change, although the pressure to reform certainly exists. During 2011, the mobile market recorded strong growth, albeit below our previous expectations. However, the delay in the licensing of 3G services and the ongoing dispute between the government and the owners of Djezzy continues to pose considerable downside risk to our growth outlook. Therefore, we revised down our forecasts for this market and believe there will be 39.8mn mobile subscribers by 2016, a penetration rate of 103.6%.Tunisia’s forecasts in all fields have been revised this quarter to reflect YE11 data published by the regulator, which now provides regular quarterly updates to the country’s telecoms market. We have upgraded our mobile and broadband forecasts as both sectors recorded stronger than expected subscriber growth during 2011. However, the fixed-line sector saw a downgrade of YE11 data, showing a considerable subscriber loss by the incumbent operator. 3G services are expected to be one of the biggest growth areas during our forecast period through to 2016, as competition among the three operators is expected to drive subscriber growth through competitive pricing and rapid network expansion. By the end of 2016, we forecast Tunisia’s mobile, fixed-line and broadband penetration rates to reach 12%, 140.7% and 9.1% respectively by 2016. Meanwhile, the proportion of 3G subscriptions to the total mobile market will increase from just 2% in 2011 to more than 9% by 2016.Morocco is the biggest and most dynamic of the Tue, 08 May 2012 08:52:00 GMTBusiness Monitor International Limited pdf_080512085623Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Limited_monetary_policy_flexibility_curbs_MENA_sovereign_credit_ratings_says_SP-ZAWYA20120508041403/Standard & Poor's Ratings Services rates 13 sovereigns in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, all with high political risks and limited monetary policy flexibility that constrain the sovereign credit ratings.Tue, 08 May 2012 08:03:30 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20120508041403Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_Entrepreneurial_Finance_for_Job_Creation_in_the_Arab_Word__Strategy_Elements_Urgent_as_Ever_2011-pdf_080512134210/The challenge today for the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries is to leverage the opportunity from increased liquidity, invest in new job creation, and nurture key sectors for diversified and sustainable growth. The MENA region must create the institutional infrastructure appropriate for the development of entrepreneurship, especially financial legislation. MENA must promote the creation of parallel educational programs to cultivate entrepreneurial skills at all levels of a given economy, including the non-governmental sector. Sun, 08 May 2011 13:33:00 GMTArabia Monitor pdf_080512134210Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__Reflecting_on_a_Decade_Time_to_Turn_a_Page_Q111-pdf_080512131447/The MENA Outlook is a comprehensive publication covering macroeconomic, market and geopolitical analysis of the MENA region, laid out in a concise bullet point format. The publication presents Arabia Monitor’s insights on global markets, moves on to cover regional issues, and then focuses on individual country macroeconomic studies. Our forward looking perspective allows us to place recent developments in the region within a broader context and a long-term view. We combine bottom-up with top-down research methods to understand the new economic and political paradigm unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa region, and deliver unique strategy insights and forecasts to businesses across a wide range of sectors. Each publication features a special interview with regional leaders including central bank governors, ministers and executives. Challenges are emerging, but the past decade has given the region a good base on which to build. Political action will be more intensely scrutinized, and publicly debated, and equitable governance will loom larger as new social media expose Arab governments and empower the Arab street in ways hitherto unseen. Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:59:00 GMTArabia Monitor pdf_080512131447Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook__Growth_Despite_Liquidity_Woes__4Q_2010-pdf_080512130621/The MENA Outlook is a comprehensive publication covering macroeconomic, market and geopolitical analysis of the MENA region, laid out in a concise bullet point format. The publication presents Arabia Monitor’s insights on global markets, moves on to cover regional issues, and then focuses on individual country macroeconomic studies. Our forward looking perspective allows us to place recent developments in the region within a broader context and a long-term view. We combine bottom-up with top-down research methods to understand the new economic and political paradigm unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa region, and deliver unique strategy insights and forecasts to businesses across a wide range of sectors. Each publication features a special interview with regional leaders including central bank governors, ministers and executives. MENA and GCC real GDP continue to outpace global growth in Q4 2010 and in 2011. Saudi Arabia and Egypt are undergoing economic. Corporates & quasi-sovereigns will move towards debt issuances and rely less on banks. In 1H10 we've seen debt issuance & IPO activity increase as alternate sources of funding for the region. Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:47:00 GMTArabia Monitor pdf_080512130621Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook_Shaken_Not_Stirred_Q310-pdf_090512121657/The MENA Outlook is a comprehensive publication covering macroeconomic, market and geopolitical analysis of the MENA region, laid out in a concise bullet point format. The publication presents Arabia Monitor’s insights on global markets, moves on to cover regional issues, and then focuses on individual country macroeconomic studies. Our forward looking perspective allows us to place recent developments in the region within a broader context and a long-term view. We combine bottom-up with top-down research methods to understand the new economic and political paradigm unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa region, and deliver unique strategy insights and forecasts to businesses across a wide range of sectors. Each publication features a special interview with regional leaders including central bank governors, ministers and executives. MENA & the GCC are expected to grow higher than both emerging & frontier markets & twice as fast as the developed world in the '10-'11 forecast period. Key themes for investors to leverage supply/demand & youth dominated demographics: Telecom, water/utilities and energy diversification. Fixed income markets will offer attractive risk/rewards & "safer" yields relative to emerging markets due to stronger balance sheets, thus keeping bond & credit vigilantes at bay.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:11:00 GMTArabia Monitor pdf_090512121657Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook_MENA_Comes_of_Age__Q2_Apr10-pdf_080512121635/The MENA Outlook is a comprehensive publication covering macroeconomic, market and geopolitical analysis of the MENA region, laid out in a concise bullet point format. The publication presents Arabia Monitor’s insights on global markets, moves on to cover regional issues, and then focuses on individual country macroeconomic studies. Our forward looking perspective allows us to place recent developments in the region within a broader context and a long-term view. We combine bottom-up with top-down research methods to understand the new economic and political paradigm unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa region, and deliver unique strategy insights and forecasts to businesses across a wide range of sectors. Each publication features a special interview with regional leaders including central bank governors, ministers and executives. Sound recovery is underway in the MENA region though pockets of weakness remain, no technical recession in 2009 in aggregate: only Kuwait and the UAE likely to have registered negative real growth on the back of over-extended financial and real estate sectors. MENA real GDP growth projected at 4.5% and 4.8% in ‘10 and ‘11, driven by continued government expansionary policies & domestic Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:02:00 GMTArabia Monitor pdf_080512121635Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabia_Monitor_MENA_Outlook_The_Decade_MENA_Came_to_Be__Q1_Jan10-pdf_080512115659/The MENA Outlook is a comprehensive publication covering macroeconomic, market and geopolitical analysis of the MENA region, laid out in a concise bullet point format. The publication presents Arabia Monitor’s insights on global markets, moves on to cover regional issues, and then focuses on individual country macroeconomic studies. Our forward looking perspective allows us to place recent developments in the region within a broader context and a long-term view. We combine bottom-up with top-down research methods to understand the new economic and political paradigm unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa region, and deliver unique strategy insights and forecasts to businesses across a wide range of sectors. Each publication features a special interview with regional leaders including central bank governors, ministers and executives. 2009 was bitter medicine for some, but helps set the GCC on a more solid growth path. Dubai’s deleveraging process will lead to more prudent fiscal and financial management while, Saad & Algosaibi’s defaults will lead to reduction in "name lending" and will encourage even tighter banking regulations. Public & private sector priorities have been made clearer: the urgency of diversification, better regulation, along with the importance of curbing speculation.Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:31:00 GMTArabia Monitor pdf_080512115659Subscription