Middle East

Central bank policy, CPI, GDP, oil market impact, and economic trends across Middle Eastern economies.

🇧🇭 Bahrain Braces for Inflation Pressure as GCC Growth Set to Hit 6.8% in 2027

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🇧🇭 Bahrain CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways GCC economies are forecast to rebound by 6.8% next year, according to Gulf Daily News (Bahrain), 10 September 2026. Global food price pressures are intensifying, with ICRA forecasting rising consumer price inflation and tougher food costs through September 2026, per … Read more

🇴🇲 Oman GDP Set to Grow 4% in 2026 as Inflation Holds at 3.8%

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🇴🇲 Oman CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Oman’s economy is expected to grow 4 percent in 2026, according to Times of Oman, September 8, 2026. Oman’s economy expanded 2.4 percent in 2025 while inflation stayed low, Oman Observer reported September 8, 2026. Oman’s inflation rose 3.8 percent … Read more

🇰🇼 Kuwait Holds Rate at 3.50% as Fitch Affirms AA- and Moody’s Flags 50%-of-GDP Borrowing Capacity

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🇰🇼 Kuwait CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Fitch affirmed Kuwait’s AA- sovereign rating on strong external assets, Arab News reported on September 4, 2026. Moody’s said Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund borrowing can reach 50% of GDP, Times Kuwait reported on September 6, 2026. The Central Bank of … Read more

🇶🇦 Qatar Inflation Hits 0.76% in March as Food Prices Bite, While GDP Falls 7% on Iran War Shock

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🇶🇦 Qatar CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Qatar’s consumer price index rose 0.76% in March, driven mainly by food prices, according to arabnews.com on September 10, 2026. Qatar’s first-quarter GDP fell 7% as the Iran war weighed on energy production, Reuters reported on August 31, 2026. Non-hydrocarbon … Read more

🇮🇶 Iraq’s Economy in Focus as Global Food Prices Surge and Baghdad Courts Investors

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🇮🇶 Iraq CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Global food prices are soaring, with CPI data released September 14, 2026, showing intensifying food pressures heading into September, according to ICRA via Traders Union. OECD consumer price data updated September 8, 2026, show inflation remains elevated across major economies, … Read more

🇮🇷 Iran’s Economy Deteriorates Fast as War Drives Energy Costs Higher, Inflation Stays Hot in August

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🇮🇷 Iran CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Iran’s economy is “deteriorating fast” amid the ongoing war, raising questions about whether Tehran will be forced to compromise, The Jerusalem Post reported on September 1, 2026. The conflict has pushed energy costs higher worldwide, keeping inflation “hot” in August, … Read more

🇮🇱 Israel’s Inflation Holds Steady in August as Q2 GDP Growth Revised Lower

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🇮🇱 Israel CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Israel’s inflation remained steady in August despite a high monthly CPI reading, Globes reported on September 15, 2026. A separate CPI report highlighted 3% inflation, driven by rising house rents and travel prices, according to Muslim Network TV on September … Read more

🇦🇪 UAE Inflation Holds Steady at 3.4% as Gasoline Prices Jump 27.4% Year-Over-Year

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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways UAE annual consumer price inflation held at 3.4% in August 2026, according to IndexBox data released September 11, 2026. Gasoline prices rose 27.4% year-over-year in August 2026, the same IndexBox report shows. The OECD published its updated Consumer … Read more

🇸🇦 Saudi Inflation Edges Up to 1.8% as Non-Oil Growth Holds, Moody’s Says

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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Saudi Arabia’s inflation edged up to 1.8% in March, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), as reported by Arab News on September 1, 2026. Moody’s says Saudi growth momentum will hold as the non-oil sector expands, Arab … Read more

🇸🇾 Syria Posts $1 Billion First-Half Budget Deficit as Wages and Priority Spending Outpace Revenue

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🇸🇾 Syria CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Syria recorded a $1 billion budget deficit in the first half of 2026, with spending outpacing revenue, according to SANA and NewsCord reports dated August 31, 2026. Higher public wages and priority spending drove the shortfall, SANA reported on August … Read more