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Focus turns to problems in region’s smaller economies

Balance sheets in MENA’s largest economies have improved in recent years, but those in some the smaller economies remain very fragile, something that the markets are now paying attention too. Bahrain, Oman, Tunisia and Jordan should be able to muddle through, albeit at the cost of weak economic growth. We are more concerned about Lebanon, where the risk of a sovereign default is rising.

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