Patrick Cooke: ALL BLOG POSTS
Patrick Cooke
26 March 2021
Focus Reports
Although still largely reliant on hydrocarbons, Kuwait has a number of macroeconomic strengths that helped it withstand the most severe impacts of the pandemic, including high GDP per capita, a strong sovereign credit rating and a deep sovereign wealth fund.
Patrick Cooke
22 January 2021
Focus Reports
Saudi Arabia was in the midst of a process of economic diversification when Covid-19 hit, as it sought to develop new non-oil growth engines and stimulate private sector job creation.
Patrick Cooke
18 January 2021
Focus Reports
As one of the world’s richest countries per capita, Qatar entered the Covid-19 pandemic from a position of relative strength.