Oxford Business Group Economic Briefings: Emerging Marketshttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.comOxford Business Group Economic Briefings on Emerging MarketsCopyright:(C) Oxford Business GroupOxford Business Group Economic Briefings12035http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/img/obg_rss.gifhttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.comLand Reform Delayshttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3836According to a recent study, South African agriculture's reputation as a competitive producer is threatened by state policies. Real Estate Reformhttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3835Qatari authorities are considering beefing up lending restrictions for residential and commercial mortgages as a means of taking some of the heat out of the real estate market, while reinforcing codes of conduct and improving consumer protection.Central Bank Urges Actionhttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3834Kuwait, the only Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member state to drop its dollar-peg, has not managed to escape the current inflationary cycle affecting the region. Cash Flowing Freelyhttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3833While inflation in the kingdom is relatively low, near record levels of money flowing through the Bahraini economy have sparked concerns of a possible inflationary breakout and have prompted moves by the kingdom's central bank to take some of the heat out of the situation. Peaking Oilhttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3831Facing with falling production and increasing demand for oil, the Indonesian government has announced it is considering quitting the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2009. Competition at the Pumpshttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3830A major deal between Bulgaria's two biggest fuel retailers has redrawn the domestic fuel market and demonstrated the determination of Russian oil giant Lukoil to gain a stronger foothold in South Eastern Europe. Consolidation Crazehttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3829The wave of consolidations that has swept through the Philippine banking sector over the past several years is far from over, according to Amando Tetangco, governor of the central bank.Project Re-Evaluation http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3828With the price of oil and construction building materials expected to continue their ascent, the government revealed that two high profile infrastructure projects will need to be reviewed while others will proceed as planned. Water Workshttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3827Ground will finally be broken on Jordan's Disi Water Conveyance Project in June, as the drought-stricken country looks to boost its increasingly scarce water supply and combat the persistent shortfall of potable water in Amman and other urban centres.Wage Warshttp://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly01.asp?id=3826Lebanon's already teetering economy could soon be dealt another blow, with the country's unions threatening a series of rolling strikes if demands for massive wage increases are not met.