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, foundation = Beirut, Lebanon (1957)
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Nicosia
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, Cyprus
, industry = Publishing, energy news, Middle East analysis
, homepage www.mees.com }
MEES (''Middle East Economic Survey)'' is a weekly
newsletter
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Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...
) Ltd.
Founded in
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lie ...
in 1957 by Fuad W. Itayim, ''Middle East Economic Survey'' provides comprehensive source of news and analysis of energy, financial, economic and political developments in the
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
and
North Africa
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(
MENA
MENA, an acronym in the English language, refers to a grouping of countries situated in and around the Middle East and North Africa. It is also known as WANA, SWANA, or NAWA, which alternatively refers to the Middle East as Western Asia (or ...
) 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 a newsletter:
* ONS Media Prize in 2000.
*Ian Seymour: former ''Middle East Economic Survey'' Editor-in-Chief: The International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) “Excellence in Written Journalism”, USA, 1985
*Anne-Marie Johnson: 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
energy
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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/
finance
Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of f ...
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 trend
A market trend is a perceived tendency of financial markets to move in a particular direction over time. Analysts classify these trends as ''secular'' for long time-frames, ''primary'' for medium time-frames, and ''secondary'' for short time-fram ...
s, and
supply and demand
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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
Gulf
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. 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/
desalination
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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
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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 official
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s,
energy industry
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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
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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.