EuroWeek Poll: Will 2012 see Middle East loan volume pick up?

In 2011 loan volumes in the Middle East scraped along at their lowest levels since 2004. The overwhelming reply to EuroWeek’s poll of whether this will change in 2012 was a widespread shrug of the shoulders and raise of the eyebrows. More than 60% of respondents said that after the turbulence of 2011, forecasting beyond a week is impossible.