Growth opportunities across the Middle East remain strong, but so does the need for financial discipline. Higher interest rates, inflation, and tighter liquidity are increasing pressure on capital allocation and operational performance.

The latest Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) Distress Alert indicates that businesses are entering this shaky period from a vulnerable financial position. The data shows that financial distress among European corporates reached a four-year high in 2025, driven primarily by earnings weakness.

Sector experts Claudia Lotti and Francesco Leone join as Managing Directors to co-lead A&M’s Financial and Operational Restructuring team in Milan

Alvarez & Marsal research identifies significant divergence within popular opinion on the tax and fiscal policy agenda set out by the new Prime Minister. On 22 June 2026, after UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer resigned his leadership of the Labour Party, paving the way for a change of government, Alvarez & Marsal's Reputation Advisory practice undertook research on the potential impacts for businesses and investors in the UK economy.