Blog | 25 Apr 2024
MENA – Latest Trends
Scott Livermore
Chief Economist, Oxford Economics Middle East, and Managing Director
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Middle East: Interest rates, exchange rates and oil – economic outlook to remain robust
The Middle East has been the fastest growing region globally this year, defying inflation pressures. Quite a few economies, particularly in the GCC, are still doing well and this relative outperformance should continue in 2023. However, the worsening global backdrop (namely recessions in the US and the EU) will increasingly weigh on regional growth momentum even as disinflation takes hold.
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Global scenarios – Middle East escalation
This webinar examines the key insights from our latest Global Scenarios Service. We examine the risks posed by an escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, as well as the potential fall-out from increased China-Taiwan tensions and a period of higher for longer interest rates. We also highlight the latest findings from our regular Global Risk Surveys.
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Middle East: Non-energy sectors on track to power 2024 recovery
The negative impact of oil output cuts on the GCC outlook looks set to extend into 2024. However, growth will improve on this year thanks to thriving non-energy sectors. We outline reasons for optimism against the backdrop of domestic and external headwinds.
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Global Economy: Scott Livermore on oil output strategy, economic diversification importance for GCC growth plans
Scott Livermore, Chief Economist and Managing Director at Oxford Economics, examines the intricate dynamics of the GCC economies.
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Middle Eastern cities are forecast to experience some of the fastest rates of employment and population growth over the long term. However, GDP growth is forecast to be middle of the global pack.
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Scott Livermore, Chief Economist and Managing Director at Oxford Economics, delves into the repercussions of oil cuts in the region and what can be done to mitigate them.
Find Out MoreNew cruise deployment trends emerging one month into the Middle East conflict
One month into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, cruise operators have responded swiftly to geopolitical disturbances in the Middle East by modifying or cancelling itineraries.
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Matthew Pritchard
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Matthew heads-up the subscriptions sales team in the Middle East and is responsible for strategic and commercial activities across the region. He joined the team in 2021 and is based in our Dubai office. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Matthew was a Sales Director at Fitch Solutions covering business development across the Middle East having moved to Dubai from London to help set-up their UAE office in 2015. Matthew holds a Master’s degree in Management (with a speciality in International Business) and a Batchelor’s degree in Philosophy, both from the University of Sheffield.
Scott Livermore
Chief Economist, Oxford Economics Middle East, and Managing Director
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Scott Livermore
Chief Economist, Oxford Economics Middle East, and Managing Director
London, United Kingdom
Scott Livermore is the Chief Economist of Oxford Economics Middle East and based in Oxford’s Dubai office. He is also Managing Director of Consultancy in the Middle East and Asia, as well as a member of Oxford Economics’ Senior Management Team. Scott leads many of the major projects in the GCC and Asia which have recently included capacity building, macroeconomic modelling, and policy impact assessment engagements for government institutions in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman, and IFRS 9 and Stress Testing engagements in Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong.
After completing a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University, and an MSc in Economics at University College London, Scott joined Oxford Economic Forecasting in 1997. During his initial five years at OEF, he worked as a country analyst for a number of European countries and participated in numerous consultancy projects for a variety of international organisations, governments and multinational companies using both Oxford Economics’ Global Economic Model and bespoke economic models.
Scott rejoined Oxford Economics in 2005 as a senior economist after spending two years at the Ministry of Finance in the Slovak Republic assisting with the government’s medium-term macroeconomic framework and developing the analytical capacity of the ministry to prepare such forecasts. He has also held the positions of Managing Director of Macro and Industry Services, Managing Director of Macro Consulting, and COO of Oxford Economics USA.
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