• Retail

    Western-style shopping malls are increasingly popular in emerging markets. OBG’s retail sector analysis looks at local demand, shopping habits, opportunities for development in smaller cities, consumer spending power and brand awareness.
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Economic update | Saudi Arabia: Rising retail confidence

25 Jul 2012
With strong consumer confidence and a sound economic outlook for the immediate future, Saudi Arabia’s retail sector appears set for a good year of trading. Concerns over rising inflation, particularly with Ramadan underway, however, mean that consumers may begin eyeing price tags more carefully.
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Report | The Report: Jordan 2012

Cover of The Report: Jordan 2012

Amid the regional turbulence caused by the Arab Spring, Jordan has navigated a steady course. This is a key advantage that the kingdom offers to foreign investors, who continue to regard the country as a strong base for targeting growth markets in the region and who are stepping up their involvement in core domestic industries such as energy, health care and information technology.

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Chapter | Industry and Retail from The Report: Jordan 2012

Jordanian manufacturers continue to make up a sizeable slice of the country’s GDP. According to the Central Bank, in the first three quarters of 2011 the manufacturing sector made up 20.3% of GDP, expanding by 4.1% on the same period in 2010. Despite the political unrest that overtook much of the Middle East in 2011, Jordanian exports proved surprisingly resilient, both within the region and...
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Economic update | Algérie : Intérêt croissant pour la vente au détail

11 Jul 2012
L'Algérie, dont l'économie continue de résister aux soubresauts de la conjoncture mondiale, voit sa consommation intérieure progresser, suscitant un intérêt croissant pour le secteur national de la vente au détail.
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Economic update | RAK: Room for growth

6 Jul 2012
With the economy continuing to expand, retailers in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) are hoping for a period of sustained growth, benefitting from rising local incomes and an increasing number of tourists, but they are also mindful of the competition from neighbouring emirates.
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Economic update | Egypt: Retailers waiting for stability

3 Jul 2012
Retailers in Egypt are keeping their fingers crossed for a broader stabilisation of the country’s economic and political scenes, following several months of upheaval and uncertainty that has dampened overall consumption.
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