Middle East Economic Survey
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Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) is a weekly newsletter
published by Middle East Petroleum and Economic Publications (Cyprus
) Ltd.
Founded in Beirut
, Lebanon
, Middle East Economic Survey provides comprehensive source of news and analysis of energy, financial, economic and political developments in the Middle East
and North Africa
(MENA
) countries. Since its establishment in November 1957, it has been recognized as the world’s foremost authority on oil and gas in the region.
Middle East Economic Survey is an award winning newsletter:
Middle East Economic Survey is published each week with five clearly labeled sections:
Middle East Economic Survey is delivered electronically or by airmail
. It provides a platform for international experts to share their views with the newsletter’s high-profile readership. Also available to subscribers is access to Middle East Economic Survey on-line Archives. Middle East Economic Survey archives comprise the complete issues from Volume 28 (October 1985) to date.
Newsletter
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published by Middle East Petroleum and Economic Publications (Cyprus
Cyprus
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) Ltd.
Founded in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Middle East Economic Survey provides comprehensive source of news and analysis of energy, financial, economic and political developments in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
(MENA
MENA
The term MENA, for "Middle East and North Africa", is an acronym often used in academic, military planning and business writing.The term covers an extensive region, extending from Morocco to Iran, including the majority of both the Middle Eastern and Maghreb countries...
) countries. Since its establishment in November 1957, it has been recognized as the world’s foremost authority on oil and gas in the region.
Middle East Economic Survey is an award winning newsletter:
- ONS Media Prize in 2000.
- Ian Seymour: former Middle East Economic Survey Editor-in-Chief: The International Association for Energy EconomicsInternational Association for Energy EconomicsInternational Association for Energy Economics is an international non-profit society of professionals interested in energy economics. IAEE was founded in 1977, in the period of the energy crisis, when it became obvious that lack of knowledge on energy economics is one of the problems when dealing...
(IAEE) “Excellence in Written Journalism”, USA, 1985
- Anne-Marie JohnsonAnne-Marie JohnsonAnne-Marie Johnson is an American actress and impressionist who has starred in film and on television. She is perhaps best known for her role as high school educator Althea Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television drama In the Heat of the Night. She is also known for her role as Nadine Hudson Thomas on...
: former Middle East Economic Survey Associate Editor: The International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) “Excellence in Written Journalism”, USA, 1997
- Walid Khadduri: former Middle East Economic Survey Executive Editor: The International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) “Excellence in Written Journalism” Norway, 1993
- Walid Khadduri: former Middle East Economic Survey Executive Editor and currently Middle East Economic Survey Consultant: King ‘Abd Allah Bin ‘Abd al-’Aziz Al Saud Award “Petroleum Journalism Excellence”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2007
- Walid Khadduri: former Middle East Economic Survey Executive Editor and currently Middle East Economic Survey Consultant: The first OPEC Award for Journalism “Outstanding Career in Oil Reporting”, Vienna, 2009
Middle East Economic Survey is published each week with five clearly labeled sections:
- Top Stories: Major forward-looking features shedding new light on Middle East energyEnergyIn physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
developments, and the financial and political implications associated with them. Each week, one of the Top Stories is a Middle East Economic Survey Agenda item, highlighting a topic that our editors see as a key subject for discussion in the days ahead for those with an interest in the Middle East energy/financeFinance"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
world.
- Energy Fundamentals: The vital facts & figures of the week’s Middle East energy developments grouped together in an easily accessible single section. Energy Fundamentals provides comprehensive coverage of oil prices, market trendMarket trendA market trend is a putative tendency of a financial market to move in a particular direction over time. These trends are classified as secular for long time frames, primary for medium time frames, and secondary for short time frames...
s, and supply and demandSupply and demandSupply and demand is an economic model of price determination in a market. It concludes that in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will vary until it settles at a point where the quantity demanded by consumers will equal the quantity supplied by producers , resulting in an...
developments. It also charts countries’ budget oil price assumptions, and key ratings changes.
- News By Country: Specialized news by country embodies all the key news developments of the week, from AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
to the GulfArab states of the Persian Gulf"Arab states of the Persian Gulf" or "Arab Persian Gulf states" or "Persian Gulf Arab states" or "Arabic Persian Gulf states" or "Arab States of The Gulf", are terms that refer to the six Arab states of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, bordering the Persian Gulf....
. Laid out in alphabetical order by country – with a Regional category as well – this section provides a comprehensive round-up of events that will be compulsory reading for anyone attempting to follow the fast-moving Middle East energy scene. As well as news of upstream/midstream/downstream oil and gas changes, and petrochemical and power/desalinationDesalinationDesalination, desalinization, or desalinisation refers to any of several processes that remove some amount of salt and other minerals from saline water...
projects, Middle East Economic Survey also specializes in coverage of energy finance and analysis of the budgets of the oil/gas producing countries of the Middle East. Furthermore, Middle East Economic Survey follows closely government policies affecting energy and finance, and key energy sector appointments. Middle East Economic Survey is also one of the leading sources of information on upcoming conferences associated with the Middle East.
- Political Comment: A weekly commentary on developments by Middle East Economic Survey Political Editor Charles Snow, with occasional contributions from other analysts.
- OP ED/Documents: A much-sought-after platform for outside contributors. Middle East Economic Survey publishes a wide range of longer articles on subjects from some of the world’s leading Middle East experts – government officials, energy industryEnergy industryThe energy industry is the totality of all of the industries involved in the production and sale of energy, including fuel extraction, manufacturing, refining and distribution...
executives, leading academics and other eminent analysts. The Op Ed pages have proved to our readers to be as stimulating as they are interesting, provoking further debate inside and outside Middle East Economic Survey.
Middle East Economic Survey is delivered electronically or by airmail
Airmail
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. It provides a platform for international experts to share their views with the newsletter’s high-profile readership. Also available to subscribers is access to Middle East Economic Survey on-line Archives. Middle East Economic Survey archives comprise the complete issues from Volume 28 (October 1985) to date.