The Dubai Statistics Centre released its January consumer price data for the emirate which showed that transport cost inflation, which accounts for 9 percent of total inflation, fell 4.1 percent year-on-year as the UAE cut gasoline prices in line with falling global oil prices. Housing and utility costs, which account for almost 44 percent of consumer expenses, rose 4.4 percent from a year earlier in January while food and beverage prices, which account for 11 percent of the basket, climbed by 3.1 percent. The slowdown in Dubai's inflation rate, which stood at 4,5 percent in January 2015, comes as growth at UAE non-oil private sector firms slows, with business conditions improving at the weakest rate since March 2012.
IMF expects the UAE’s growth this year to come in below IMF forecasts and post a wider deficit because of lower spending and low oil prices. The UAE economy is forecast to grow at 2.5 per cent this year and post a fiscal deficit of 8 per cent. While fuel subsidy reforms in members of the GCC will help address pressure from low oil prices on public finances, these measures alone will not be enough to bring the governments' budgets back into surplus, says Moody's Investors service.
House prices in Dubai will continue to suffer this year as cheap oil and the strong US dollar push properties beyond the means of many overseas investors, according to the latest report from consultants KPMG. Sharjah and Ajman property prices fall as Dubai developers offer cheaper homes.
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Saudi Arabia's financial markets barely blinked on Thursday after its debt was downgraded - a sign that a charm offensive by Saudi economic officials, and determined action against speculators, has bought it time in the eyes of many investors.
Iran's rich deposits of zinc, copper, gold and other minerals are tempting international investors after the lifting of Western sanctions, but development of the sector will take time and problems will have to be overcome.
Kuwait sees budget deficit jumping by 50% in 2016-17.
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