18-20 January: MENA-EX 2009 Strategic Conference and Exhibition, Jeddah
19-21 January: Gulf C4ISR 2009, Abu Dhabi
19-21 January: Oil & Gas Maintenance & Technology, Manama
20 January: The World in 2009 Executive Forum, Dubai
24-25 January: Iraq Health Summit, Dubai
25-26 January: Operational Risk Management for Banking & Finance, Manama
26-28 January: 3rd Annual Global E&P Summit, Barcelona
28-30 January: Gas Transport & Storage Summit 2009, Barcelona
2-4 February: Middle East Energy Security Forum, Dubai
3-5 February: Strategic Private Equity Investment Middle East 2009, Dubai
9-10 February: Middle East Energy 2009: The Politics of Investment and Supply, London
17-18 February: Islamic Project Finance, Dubai
24-25 February: 8th Annual Islamic Finance Summit, London
24-25 February: Middle East Trade and Export Finance, Dubai
4-5 March: Oil & Gas Contracts with Host Petroleum Regimes, Paris
23-24 March: LNG 2009, London
Briefings & Reports
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In addition to producing the flagship fortnightly Gulf States Newsletter, GSN’s team of experienced analysts also produce briefings and reports on a range of topics and issues that affect the region. Our expertise can be tapped by anyone and delivered in a range of formats. For more information contact Nick Carn. nick@gsn-online.com
GSN Risk Grades
GSN’s Risk Management Report ‘risk grades’ are an assessment of the political and financial factors that can impact on the region’s polities and economies. There are six grades, from A (‘most stable’) to F (‘failed state’) for political risk, and 1 (wealthiest/most sound financials) to 6 (bankrupt) for financial risk. The grades are intended to provide a very broad guide to the political and financial stability in the countries GSN covers. Upwards and downwards arrows denote cases where a risk is changing. more
Issue 843 - 19 December 2008
Bahrain - C/3: Communal tensions rise as growth is forecast to decline more
Iran - D/4: Politicking preoccupies leaders ahead of elections, sanctions squeeze economy more
Iraq - E/5: Security, governance still in intensive care, but new politics, economy emerge more
Kuwait - C/2: Political environment hinders reform progress as new government awaited more
Oman - B/3: Political and social stability underpin growth despite weak points in economy more
Qatar - B/1: Huge wealth allows world-scale industrial, financial and leisure investments more
Saudi Arabia - C/2: Abdullah promotes tolerance, stability but social & succession concerns persist more
Syria - D/4: Assad hangs on, espousing ‘centralised planning while pressures build more
United Arab Emirates - A-B/1-2: Abu Dhabi’s extreme wealth called on to counter credit crunch more
Yemen - E/5: Saleh continues balancing act in unpromising political and economic environment more
Issue 842 - 5 December 2008
United Arab Emirates
B+/2: Credit crunch catches up with Dubai, rearranges emirates pecking order more
Yemen
GSN Risk Grade — D-/3: Elections postponed as police battle protesters, Al-Qaeda militants more
Issue 841 - 21 November 2008
Saudi Arabia
B+/2+: King Abdullah promises to maintain stable oil markets and boost the economy more
Syria
GSN Risk Grade — B-/2- : Assad’s international standing remains uncertain, economic activity is slow more
Issue 840 - 7 November 2008
Oman
GSN Risk Grade — B+/2+: Foreign relations strengthened, but some fallout from global financial crisis more
Qatar
GSN Risk Grade — B+/2+: Al-Thani leadership remains busy on mediation and investment front more
Issue 839 - 24 October 2008
Iraq
GSN Risk Grade — E+/3+: Sectarian relations strained as Maliki exerts control on Sahwa militias more
Kuwait
GSN Risk Grade — B-/2: Emir urges unity, reform, as parliament reconvenes for make or break year more
Issue 838 - 10 October 2008
Bahrain
GSN Risk Grade — B-/2+: Proposed bloc to include Israel sparks anger, as sectarian issues drag on more
Iran
GSN Risk Grade — D/3: Rivalry for presidential elections intensifies as Khatami talks about standing more
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