Moody's Investors Service

Ratings agency says telcos can expect moderate revenue growth over next 18 months.

Moody's says operating conditions remain tough, unlikely to downgrade banks.

Debt markets could remain challenging for the next 12 to 18 months, agency says.

Oman's diversification strategy would create growth opportunities for banks, ratings agency says.

Property market is unlikely to pick up until next year, oversupply leading to drop.

Agency maintains Kuwait’s Aa2 sovereign ratings, but notes political uncertainty.

Analyst dismisses reports that banks in kingdom are struggling to finance development projects.

Tight liquidity, weak demand and oversupply underpin poor outlook - agency.

Moody's moderates ratings downgrades on gov't entities amid federal support.

Moody's Investors Service places Kuwait's Aa2 rating on review for possible downgrade.

Ratings agency says credit outlook negative for Qatari banking system as operating conditions weaken.

Moody's chief says companies about to make move after delay caused by global crisis.

Rating agency move follows fall of oil price well below Gulf state's break-even mark.

Poor financial ratings and the credit crunch are coming to bear on Oman's much-hyped megacity, Blue City.

Rating agency delivers positive verdict on GCC institutions during global financial crisis.

But rating agency says real estate exposure could impact sector if slowdown persists.

Where there is transparency in dealings, there is a healthy property sector. Even the world's newest markets understand this is the key to strong offshore investment. Rachel Macdonald looks at how Dubai fairs in the global transaction ratings.

Gulf Arab states among the best positioned in the world to withstand effects of credit crisis.

New research show government officials are keen to gain more control over industry.

Kuwait lender highlights credit rating following writedowns from subprime crisis.

Growth in the sukuk market driven by Gulf's oil wealth and sovereign debt sales, Moody's says.

To gain insight into the state of the Gulf economy in 2008 who better to turn to than the region's leading economists. David Westley asked HSBC's Simon Williams, Standard Chartered's Mary Nicola, EFG Hermes' Monica Malik and Moody's' Tristan Cooper to give us their views on what 2008 holds in store for businesses across the region.

Rising inflation is undermining efforts to develop non-oil sector, according to Moody's annual report.

Geopolitics, quality of institutions and reliance on oil and gas holding back sovereign ratings, expert says.

Ratings agency Moody's predicts Islamic bond issuance in GCC will top last year's record of more than $9bn.

Islamic insurance (Takaful) has shown impressive premium growth rates of around 20% since 2000, and is expected to reach US$7.4bn by 2015, according to Moody's Investor Services (MIS).

There is a strong possibility that most GCC banks would be supported by their governments in the event of a failure, but is this enough to avoid disaster?

Ratings agency opens first regional office in DIFC to help meet growing local demand.

Positive outlook by Moody's reflects strong macro-economic conditions and improving franchises.

Push into retail sector helped bank improve its grades