Middle East

The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…

As cider is historically an alternative to beer in the United Arab Emirates, the FIFA World Cup held in Qatar boosted demand for this alcoholic drink in addition to beer sales in late 2022, despite inflation hitting the local market. Since Budweiser…

There is a lack of innovation in cider/perry, thus suppressing potential growth in the category. For example, we are not seeing the same styles of numbers of product developments to stimulate consumer demand. Added to which, the consumer base of…

Total volume sales of beer in the United Arab Emirates continued to record double-digit growth in 2022, as consumers resumed socialising after restrictions were further eased. The strong volume growth recorded by beer was additionally fuelled by the…

With alcoholic drinks prohibited under Islamic law, beer sales in the Saudi Arabian market are totally reliant on non alcoholic beer. The COVID-19 crisis led to a marked decline in non alcoholic beer sales in 2020. The Saudi Arabian Government took a…

Beer sales continued to record a healthy growth rate in 2019, with particularly dynamic performances seen in Nigeria and Cameroon. However, this has come to an abrupt halt in 2020, with the arrival of Coronavirus (COVID-19) resulting in a slump in…

Heineken NV (GBO), which is represented by Tempo Beer Industries Ltd in Israel, was one of the players forced to increase its prices in 2022, starting in Q1 and with the announcement of further price hikes later in the year. The reason for this was…

Alcoholic drinks in the United Arab Emirates continued to demonstrate healthy growth in 2022 following a notable rebound the previous year. The United Arab Emirates is known for well-established luxury lifestyles enjoyed by much of the population,…

With alcoholic drinks prohibited under Islamic law, on- and off-trade sales in Saudi Arabian remained dependent on non alcoholic beer at the end of the review period. While off-trade sales of non alcoholic beer started to rebound in 2021 and 2022,…

In 2022, there was a huge rise in demand, which the FIFA World Cup generated in the country. With over three million football fans visiting in November and December, all alcoholic drinks benefited from a sudden surge in consumption. Qatar is a…