30-31 January: Middle East and North Africa Energy, London
6-7 February: E & P Information and Data Management, London
6-8 February: PowerGen Middle East, Doha
13-15 February: Kuwait Oil and Gas Summit and Exhibition, Kuwait
14-15 February: 9th Annual Trade and Export Finance Conference, Dubai
27-29 February: Offshore Arabia, Dubai
March (date to be confirmed): Middle East Alternative Investment Summit (location to be confirmed)
3-5 March: Saudi Safety and Security, Saudi Arabia
5-8 March: Middle East Investment Summit, Dubai
5-8 March: Hedge Funds World Middle East, Dubai
6-7 March: Saudi Downstream, Saudi Arabia
5-8 March: Middle East Investment Summit, Dubai
20-21 March : 3rd Annual Middle East Securities Forum, Abu Dhabi
25-27 March: Gulf Environment Forum, Saudi Arabia
25-27 March: Saudi Innovation, Diversification & Investment, Saudi Arabia
24-25 April: Middle East Real Estate Summit, Abu Dhabi
9-10 May: SMI's LNG 2012, London
13-15 May: WEPower, Saudi Arabia
18-20 June: Iraq Petroleum, London
Briefings & Reports
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Politics, succession & risk in Saudi Arabia report
Politics, succession and risk in Saudi Arabia is a GSN special report, published in January 2010. The new report analyses Saudi policy on issues including succession, domestic and regional politics, defence, energy and financial trends, and features extensively researched biographical entries on 1,200 Al-Sauds from the ruling family’s main branch, together with profiles of leading cadet branch businessmen, and a range of maps and graphics.
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Stock Market
Index value
Index % change
Exchange rate
(Index)
25.01.12
One week
Since 01.01.12
2011
Currency
£
$
€
¥ (x100)
Bahrain 1
1,141.06
0.31
- 0.23
- 20.15
Dinar
0.5877
0.3770
0.4894
0.4851
Iran 2
25,540.50
- 1.05
4.66
29.43
Rial
17,675.70
11,340.00
14,719.90
14,592.70
Iraq 3
124.97
- 3.16
- 8.13
34.71
New Dinar
1,813.16
1,163.25
1,509.96
1,496.61
Jordan 4
1,936.15
0.04
- 2.96
- 15.94
Dinar
1.1055
0.7093
0.9207
0.9127
Kuwait 5
5,839.80
0.69
0.91
- 16.80
Dinar
0.4340
0.2784
0.3614
0.3583
Oman 6
5,586.44
- 0.16
- 1.91
- 15.69
Rial
0.6001
0.3850
0.4998
0.4954
Qatar 7
8,420.53
- 1.57
- 4.08
1.12
Rial
5.6757
3.6413
4.7266
4.6858
Saudi Arabia8
6,476.86
1.55
0.92
- 3.07
Rial
5.8458
3.7504
4.8682
4.8261
UAE 9
2,375.25
1.82
- 1.13
- 12.44
Dirham
5.7251
3.6730
4.7678
4.7265
UAE 10
1,396.04
4.87
3.15
- 17.00
Yemen
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rial
340.966
218.750
283.949
281.495
1 Bahrain Stock Exchange - All Shares Index. 2 Tehran Stock Exchange – Tepix Index. 3 Iraq Stock Exchange – ISX Price Index. 4 Amman Stock Exchange Index. 5 Kuwait Stock Exchange Index. 6 Muscat Securities Market – MSM 30 Index. 7 Qatar Exchange – QE Index. 8 Tadawul All Shares Index (TASI) . 9 Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Index. 10 Dubai Financial Market Index
n/a = data not available.
Sources: Cross-border Information, Hastings. Financial Times, London
Country
Preferred payment terms
Coface grading
Moody’s sovereign rating
Fitch sovereign rating
Ducroire Delcredere short-term political risk rating
ONDD medium- to long-term political risk rating
Bahrain
ILC
A4
Baa1
BBB+
3
4
Iran
CIA
D
—
—
7
7
Iraq
CIA
D
—
—
6
7
Israel
OA
A3
A1
AA–
3
3
Jordan
OA
B
Ba2
—
3
5
Kuwait
SD/OA
A2
Aa2
AA+
2
2
Lebanon
OA
C
B1
B
5
7
Oman
OA
A3
A1
–
2
2
Palestine
CLC
—
—
—
7
7
Qatar
OA
A2
Aa2
—
1
2
Saudi Arabia
OA
A4
Aa3
AA
2
2
Syria
ILC/CLC
C
—
—
6
7
Turkey
ILC
A4
Ba2
BBB–
3
4
UAE
OA
A3
Aa2
—
2
3
Yemen
CLC
D
—
—
7
7
Key: ULC = Unconfirmed letter of credit. ILC = Irrevocable letter of credit. CIA = Cash in advance.
OA = Open account. SD = Sight draft.
