Sector Special Reports

Middle East Special Reports - in-depth features, trends and data on the region's sectors and countries.

Finance

Special Report Banking

Banking Special Report: The next step for Islamic finance Subscription Required

Issue 50 16-22 December 2011

Welcome signs that the sharia banking sector is entering a new age of maturity

    Islamic finance

    Banking Special Report: Provisioning impacts Islamic banks Subscription Required

    Issue 37 16-22 September 2011

    The flurry of interest from banks keen to open Islamic banking branches in Oman, following a royal decree issued by Sultan Qaboos in May, shows that the sector remains an attractive prospect for many financial institutions

      Saudi banking

      Saudi Arabia Banking Special Report: Weak loan growth hits sector Subscription Required

      Issue 25 24-30 June 2011

      In 2007, people were talking optimistically of the Middle East being shielded from the global banking crisis. Time proved wrong

        Construction & Real Estate

        Construction

        Construction Special Report: Foreign firms lose out to locals Subscription Required

        Issue 5 3-9 February 2012

        In the wake of the global financial crisis and the subsequent property crash, government-backed infrastructure projects have become an important source of activity in the GCC construction sector

          MEED's 2011 Top 100 projects

          Construction Special Report: The Middle East's Top 100 Projects Subscription Required

          Issue 46 18-24 November 2011

          MEED’s 2011 ranking of the 100 largest projects in the Middle East mirrors the changes in the wider regional economy

            Special Report Petrochemicals

            Petrochemicals: Shift in balance leaves Middle East under pressure Subscription Required

            Issue 42 21-27 October 2011

            Middle East Petrochemicals producers face new challenges with US competition and a predicted slowdown in consumption

              Oil & Gas

              Refining oil

              Oil & Gas: Gulf refiners buy overseas assets Subscription Required

              Issue 40 7-13 October 2011

              The days when the Gulf was content to rely on crude exports to fill state coffers are long gone

                Oil and gas

                Oil and gas Special Report : Mature fields to benefit from EOR techniques Subscription Required

                Issue 17 29 April-5 May 2011

                As the world’s largest exporter of oil, there is no escaping the fact that the Middle East plays a major role in the depletion of the ozone layer

                  Technology

                  Oil and gas firms: Staying on top of new technology Subscription Required

                  Issue 13 1-7 April 2011 | By Rob Jones

                  Economic pressures on oil and gas companies has seen a push for information, communication and technology systems to be treated as an utility

                    Power & Water

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                    Power & Water Special Report Subscription Required

                    Issue 2 13-19 January 2012

                    As the GCC’s population soared during the boom leading up to 2008 and governments struggled to keep pace with rising demand for water, the concept of subsidy reform started to become more palatable

                      Power and water

                      Power and Water Special Report: 2011 developer rankings Subscription Required

                      Issue 47 25 November-1 December 2011

                      MEED Insight’s annual survey of the GCC power and desalination developer market highlights the emergence of an industry heavy-weight

                        Wastewater

                        Power & Water Special Report: The GCC's wastewater drive Subscription Required

                        Issue 36 9-15 September 2011

                        The protests that have spread across the Middle East and North Africa region this year serve as a reminder of governments’ duty to provide for their people

                          Petrochemicals

                          Special Report Petrochemicals

                          Petrochemicals: Shift in balance leaves Middle East under pressure Subscription Required

                          Issue 42 21-27 October 2011

                          Middle East Petrochemicals producers face new challenges with US competition and a predicted slowdown in consumption

                            Markets

                            Capital markets

                            Special Report: Capital markets - The Middle East's 100 largest listed companies 2011 Subscription Required

                            Issue 13 1-7 April 2011

                            After a strong rebound in 2010, growth in the Middle East’s capital markets has stalled

                              Industry

                              Metals & Mining

                              Metals & Mining Special Report: Middle East invests in phosphates Subscription Required

                              Issue 10 11-17 March 2011

                              Morocco does not dominate many league tables, but when it comes to phosphates, it is far and away the most well-endowed country

                                Healthcare & Education

                                Benchmarking education

                                Middle East fails to make the grade Subscription Required

                                Issue 48 2-8 December 2011

                                Middle East universities are lagging behind their global counterparts with just two featuring in the ranking of the world’s 400 leading higher education institutions

                                  Telecoms & IT

                                  Technology

                                  Technology Special Report Subscription Required

                                  Issue 2 13-19 January 2012

                                  The mobile-payment and electronic-commerce sectors are unlikely to flourish until regulations are loosened and a freer market emerges between banks and retailers

                                    Transport

                                    Transport and Logistics

                                    Transport & Logistics: Doha's $20bn road plan Subscription Required

                                    Issue 43 28 October-3 November 2011

                                    The changing nature of demand for postal services has been causing headaches for postal operators in the West over the past decade

                                      Aviation

                                      Transport & Logistics Special Report: Airline growth set to slow Subscription Required

                                      Issue 23 10-16 June 2011

                                      The region’s aviation industry has had mixed fortunes over the past couple of years

                                        Transport and logistics

                                        Transport & Logistics Special Report: Ports sector slow to emerge from trade slump Subscription Required

                                        Issue 12 25-31 March 2011

                                        The Middle East ports industry has been slow to emerge from the trade slump brought about by the global financial crisis

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