The MEED Yearbook Archive

Every year since 2008, MEED has published a review of the year past and a forecast of the year ahead.

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Yearbook 2012: Change that is set to continue

MEED Yearbook 2012 | By Richard Thompson

The consequences of the 2011 Arab uprisings are uncertain, but they will be far-reaching

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    Yearbook 2011: Gulf region on the path to recovery

    Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2011 | By Richard Thompson

    Throughout 2010, the region’s economy has been recovering and as we come to the end of the year, the prospects for 2011 are bright, particularly for anybody operating in the Middle East

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      Yearbook 2010: Growth prospects for the year ahead

      Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2010 | By Richard Thompson

      Despite the negative headlines over Dubai and its mountain of debt, most of the Middle East and North Africa appears set for a year of solid growth in 2010

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        MEED Yearbook 2008-09: The world's economic powerhouse

        16 December 2008, 0:00 GMT | By Richard Thompson

        By every statistical measure, 2008 has been a bumper year for the Middle East. The regional economy expanded strongly, by about 6 per cent over the year. Record oil prices, which averaged slightly above $100 a barrel for the year, delivered another year of record budget surpluses to the region’s oil producers.

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