Sfakianakis S.A.

DFM gains after Nasdaq buy.
TradeArabia (Manama, Bahrain); 12/22/2009; 612 words; ...director, EFG Hermes. Dubai's index gains 0.2 percent to...mixed reaction to Saudi Arabia's budget could dampen positive...positive by the market. "It's a very confidence boosting budget...support its spending," said John Sfakianakis, chief economist at Banque Saudi...

Saudi Arabia projects wider deficit in 2010
AP Worldstream; 12/21/2009; 746 words; ...18.7 billion in 2010 as the world's largest oil producer expands efforts...release its price projections, John Sfakianakis, chief economist with Banque Saudi Fransi...current levels of about $70 a barrel. Sfakianakis said that with the private sector still...

Gulf states to keep spending high in 2010 as oil prices rise.
The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon); 12/21/2009; 1354 words; ...Bank in Dubai.Aa "The Gulf's fiscal stimulus may have arrived...incentives, while the world's central banks plan to withdraw...through in 2009," said John Sfakianakis, chief economist at Banque Saudi...Arabia, which is the world's top oil exporter, which has...

United Arab Emirates : Abu Dhabi May Demand More Power for $10 Billion Dubai Lifeline.
TendersInfo; 12/16/2009; 674 words; ...standstill on its debt. Dubai s eventual bill may be higher than...announced on Dec. 1. Debt Ahead It s not going to stop and go away, said John Sfakianakis, chief economist at Banque Saudi...Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There s still debt that needs to be settled...

Gulf Arab states move closer to single currency
AP Worldstream; 12/15/2009; 1083 words; ...Saudi Arabia _ the Arab world's largest economy and home to the world's largest proven reserves of oil...UAE and Oman," said Sfakianakis. But "one should be...summit, with Saudi Arabia's fight against Shiite Yemeni rebels...