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Emerging Market for Dog food in Middle East and Africa
Anje du Plessis
Despite difficult financial conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanisation and premiumisation are widespread across the region. Historically, dog ownership was very low due, with several reasons making it challenging to own dogs, although this is now changing. The pandemic has forced retailers to up their game in terms of e-commerce and it is expected that this growing shift will continue over the forecast period.
End of Qatari Blockade - What Now for the Region?
Ismail Abouzeid
During January 2021, the blockade imposed by United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain on Qatar (due to suspicions that the country had aligned itself with parties that were a threat to the region) came to an end, with all parties…
How E-Commerce, Trading Down and Staying Close to Home are Shaping Consumer Trends in the Middle East
Mehrnoush Shafiei
In 2021, challenges brought by Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to weigh heavily on the Middle East. Uncertainties over the regional and global outlook, coupled with residual effects of the pandemic, such as increased unemployment and social…
Global Consumer Trends in the Middle East
Amna Abbas
This article is part of a series highlighting the Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2021 report. Inevitably, Euromonitor International’s Global Consumer Trends 2021 are heavily influenced by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its economic…
The Impact of Coronavirus on North Africa and the Emerging Middle East
Euromonitor International
There are three major trends that Euromonitor International observed in the regions of North Africa and the emerging Middle East during the coronavirus pandemic. The first trend is stockpiling, where consumers hoarded basic staple foods such as pasta…
Accelerating Travel Innovation after Coronavirus: Outlook for Asia and the Middle East & Africa
Caroline Bremner
Asia Pacific was the first region to face Coronavirus (COVID-19), with the pandemic first emerging in Wuhan, China, leading to the lockdown of millions of people in an attempt to curtail the spread in the first half of 2020, with many restrictions…