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NBK Capital: MENA in Focus (08-Mar-10)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:01:00 GMT

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EFG: Regional Monthly (07-Mar-10)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:50:00 GMT

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BMI: Lebanon Food and Drink Report (Dec-09)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:35:00 GMT

One of the Middle East?s riskiest markets, Lebanon?s fast-moving-consumer-goods industries have

struggled to attract significant investment. Lacking the high spending consumer base of the Gulf region

and the long-term potential provided by a large population (Lebanon: only 4.2mn), the country is not an

obvious market for diversifying regional food and drink firms. However, its alcoholic drinks industry sets

it apart regionally as discussed in BMI?s recently published Lebanon Food & Drink Report for 2010.

Lebanese consumers are among the most liberal in the Middle East. Possessing a fairly robust alcoholic

Market Overview

The total size of Lebanon's IT market in 2010 is estimated by BMI at around US$276mn, up from

US$261mn in 2009. BMI expects a market compound annual growth rate of 7% for 2010-2014. There are

potential opportunities for IT vendors in sectors such as telecoms, banking, utilities, real estate and

government, but much will depend on the political stabilisation necessary to implement economic

reforms.

Many uncertainties continue to surround the Lebanese IT market, with considerable latent potential

mitigated by an unstable political outlook and a mix

Markaz: Markaz Funds Fact Sheet (Feb-10)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:03:00 GMT

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TresVista: MENA Monthly News (Feb-10)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:31:00 GMT

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Global: MENA Monthly Brief (Feb-10)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:14:00 GMT

Market Commentary

After last month?s mixed turn-out, sentiments in GCC turned positive during the month of February 2010. In Kuwait, stocks were positively affected by news regarding the intention of telecom giant Zain to sell its assets in Africa to India-based Bharti Airtel. Earlier during the month of February 2010, Bharti Airtel announced that it was in exclusive talks until March 25 to buy the African assets of Zain, except for its operations in Morocco and Sudan. Global General Index appreciated by 13.21 percent by the end of the month, as it ended at 205.05 points.

Meanwhile, Dubai's credit woes remained in the forefront during the month of February 2010, and negatively affected the performance of the UAE stock markets for the most part. Dubai Financial Market spiraled into losses following news that Dubai World may offer creditors just 60 percent of the money they are owed as part of a deal to reschedule US$22bn in debt. The money would be paid back after seven years, but backed by government guarantees. Lenders would receive no interest. An alternative proposal involves creditors receiving full