MEED 100
MEED’s analysis of the Middle East’s top 100 publicly quoted companies by capitalisation
MEED 100 Archive
Special Report: Capital markets - The Middle East's 100 largest listed companies 2011
After a strong rebound in 2010, growth in the Middle East’s capital markets has stalled
Special Report: MEED 100 - The Middle East's top 100 listed companies in 2010
The global economic crisis of 2008-09 had a dramatic impact on the financial performance of companies in the Middle East. Sales and profits were slashed even at the biggest firms; state energy giant Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) recorded its first quarterly loss since 2001 in the first quarter of 2009.
Special Report: MEED 100 - The Middle East's top 100 listed companies in 2009
Saudi Arabian companies dominate this year’s MEED 100, with companies listed on the Tadawul accounting for 29 out of the region’s 100 biggest publicly quoted companies ranked by market capitalisation. Just three of the 20 companies that have dropped out of the top 100 over the past year are listed on the Saudi stock exchange.
Special report: MEED 100 - Region's biggest listed companies in 2008
MEED’s analysis of the Middle East’s top 100 publicly quoted companies by capitalisation shows that the 18-month-long correction in the Gulf’s capital markets, which began in February 2006, has created some good opportunities for investors, if the authorities can restore confidence in the bourses.
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