October’s batch of PMIs showed an increase across all of the Gulf economies, although there remained underlying signs that non-oil activity is softening. Elsewhere, Egypt’s survey also improved last month and, while price pressures remained elevated, the benefits of the weaker pound for Egypt’s external competitiveness continued to bear fruit.
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