MENA Region Award Winners
The FocusEconomics 10th Anniversary Analyst Forecast Awards celebrate a decade of recognising the world’s most accurate economic forecasters. Below are the top three ranked forecasters for each indicator across the Middle East & North Africa region, covering 3 countries.
GDP
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
JPMorgan
Francesco Arcangeli, Gbolahan Taiwo
|
Fitch Ratings
Cedric Julien Berry, Douglas Winslow
|
FrontierView
Abdalla Saleh
|
| Israel |
Goldman Sachs
Johan Allen
|
Fitch Ratings
Thomas Garreau, Paul Gamble
|
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
| Saudi Arabia |
Standard Chartered
Razia Khan
|
SNB
Raja Asad Khan
|
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
3 countries
Inflation
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
Moody’s Analytics
Dominik Bartos
|
EGFC
Ali Metwally
|
Oxford Economics
Pieter du Preez
|
| Israel |
JPMorgan
Anatoliy Shal
|
EIU
Keren Uziyel
|
Citigroup Global Mkts
Michel Nies
|
| Saudi Arabia |
Euromonitor International
Economies & Consumers Team
|
National Bank of Kuwait
Saqer Al Zayed
|
Fitch Ratings
Paul Gamble, Cedric Julien Berry
|
3 countries
Current Account
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
JPMorgan
Francesco Arcangeli, Gbolahan Taiwo
|
National Bank of Kuwait
Mahmoud ElMasry
|
Emirates NBD
Khatija Haque, Daniel Richards
|
| Israel |
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
Citigroup Global Mkts
Michel Nies
|
Capital Economics
Liam Peach
|
| Saudi Arabia |
Fitch Ratings
Paul Gamble, Cedric Julien Berry
|
Citigroup Global Mkts
Ilker Domac
|
EIU
Pat Thaker
|
3 countries
Fiscal Balance
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
Moody’s Analytics
Dominik Bartos
|
HSBC
Simon Williams
|
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
| Israel |
Bank Leumi
Yaniv Bar
|
Citigroup Global Mkts
Michel Nies
|
EGFC
Ali Metwally
|
| Saudi Arabia |
Citigroup Global Mkts
Ilker Domac
|
JPMorgan
Francesco Arcangeli
|
Emirates NBD
Khatija Haque, Daniel Richards
|
3 countries
Exchange Rate
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
EGFC
Ali Metwally
|
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
Citigroup Global Mkts
David Cowan
|
| Israel |
Citigroup Global Mkts
Michel Nies
|
EIU
Keren Uziyel
|
Julius Baer
David Alexander Meier
|
2 countries
Interest Rate
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
JPMorgan
Francesco Arcangeli, Gbolahan Taiwo
|
EIU
Benedict Craven
|
HC Securities
Research Team
|
| Israel |
JPMorgan
Anatoliy Shal
|
Bank Leumi
Yaniv Bar
|
EIU
Keren Uziyel
|
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyad Capital
Hans-Peter Huber
|
SNB
Raja Asad Khan
|
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
3 countries
Unemployment
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
National Bank of Greece
Konstantinos Romanos-Louizos
|
EGFC
Ali Metwally
|
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
| Israel |
Oxford Economics
Edward Allenby
|
EIU
Keren Uziyel
|
Capital Economics
Liam Peach
|
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyad Capital
Hans-Peter Huber
|
S&P Global Ratings
Valerijs Rezvijs
|
UBS
Anna Zadornova
|
3 countries
Overall
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
Goldman Sachs
Farouk Soussa
|
JPMorgan
Francesco Arcangeli, Gbolahan Taiwo
|
| Israel |
EIU
Keren Uziyel
|
Goldman Sachs
Johan Allen
|
Fitch Ratings
Thomas Garreau, Paul Gamble
|
| Saudi Arabia |
SNB
Raja Asad Khan
|
Euromonitor International
Economies & Consumers Team
|
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
3 countries
Rankings determined by FocusEconomics’ proprietary accuracy methodology. Where two forecasters achieved equal accuracy, both are listed at the same rank.