Middle East

With the entry of the new government in January 2023, the new Minister of Treasury decreased the taxes on single use e-cigs and refillable liquid from 270% to 145% with an additional ILS4.64/ml. However, overall tax cannot be lower than ILS8.9/ml.…

Cigars and cigarillos saw volume sales rise in Israel in 2023, while smoking tobacco also saw volumes increase. Smoking tobacco dominates category retail volume sales in Israel, with fine cut tobacco remaining a popular, more affordable alternative…

Cigarettes saw a significant increase in volume sales in Israel in 2023. The outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War in October 2023 led to an increase in smoking, with more than one survey seeing a notable increase in the frequency of smoking amongst…

Surging demand for e-vapour products was the main trend in tobacco in Iraq during 2023, as demand for cigarettes and smoking tobacco falls. Notably, new consumers, including women and young adults, tend to find vaping preferable to smoking.…

The number of households is set to increase moderately, while the average household size will shrink in Oman over 2023-2028. Couples with children will remain the dominant household type but the fastest household expenditure growth is forecast to be…