Riyadh - Mubasher: Saudi Arabia’s headline seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped sharply to 48.8 last March from 56.1 in February 2026, according to data released by Riyad Bank and S&P Global. This reading marked the first …
UAE - Mubasher: The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 52.9 in March from 55.0 in February 2026, according to the latest data released by S&P Global. This reading signalled a softer, yet still positive, …
Cairo - Mubasher: The headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Egypt Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined to 48 in March 2026 from 48.9 in February, marking its lowest level in nearly two years, according to the latest PMI data. The reading …
Cairo - Mubasher: Moody's Ratings has affirmed Egypt's ‘Caa1’ long-term foreign and local currency issuer ratings and maintained the positive outlook, according to a press release. “We have concurrently affirmed Egypt's foreign-currency senior …
Mubasher: The GCC equity market index witnessed a relatively smaller decline of 2.6% in March 2026, contrary to the sharp decline in global markets, according to a recent report by Kamco Invest. The performance in the Gulf capital market was led …
Mubasher: The base-case scenario by S&P Global Ratings remains that the military confrontation in the Middle East will be relatively short-lived and the most intense part would last around two-to-four weeks, although broader spillovers and …
UAE – Mubasher: The board of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) recently approved a comprehensive financial institution resilience package designed to reinforce the stability and resilience of the UAE banking sector in light of exceptional global …
Mubasher: The current conflict in the Middle East is prompting reinsurers to rapidly reprice and recalibrate risk across many lines, with continuity of coverage and trade as primary objective, even amid rising instability, according to GlobalData. …
Mubasher: The companies exporting LNG and oil from the GCC countries through the Strait of Hormuz will feel the effects most acutely, said S&P Global Ratings. In a recent statement, S&P Global Ratings noted that it looks at the potential effect of …
Mubasher: The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for the UAE and Saudi Arabia indicated the above the neutral 50 level for February 2026, while data for Egypt slightly approached it, according to a report by Emirates NBD Research. The S&P …
UAE - Mubasher: The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) went up to 55.0 in February from 54.9 in January 2026, according to the latest data released by S&P Global. This reading marks a 12-month high and signalling a …
Riyadh - Mubasher: Saudi Arabia’s headline seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edged down to 56.1 in February from 56.3 in January 2026, according to data released by Riyad Bank’s latest data. This reading marks the softest …
Cairo - Mubasher: The headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Egypt Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 48.9 in February 2026 from 49.8 in January, according to the latest S&P Global PMI data. The reading remained below the 50.0 neutral …
