The kingdom’s current economic model is highly integrated with its ability to trade with its neighbours, a model that, thus far, appears to be working well. Despite less than favourable economic...
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Economic Update | Jordan: Rethinking petrol prices
14 Sep 2012
Economic Update | Kuwait: Surpluses and minuses
12 Sep 2012
Whilst the economy is surging on the back of higher-than-forecast oil prices that are swelling the state coffers, concerns remain over the state’s long-term prospects.
Economic Update | Qatar: Islamic finance to the fore
10 Sep 2012
The successful launch of the world’s largest-ever, dollar-denominated Islamic bond is a notable milestone in the rise of Qatar’s sharia-compliant finance industry. An ambitious infrastructure...
Economic Update | Turkey: Investing in Iraq
7 Sep 2012
Helping to lead the way in a number of burgeoning Iraqi industries, Turkish firms from the energy extraction, commerce and construction sectors are investing and expanding in Iraq. And though recent...
Economic Update | Oman: Boosting employment through oil
6 Sep 2012
The Omani government is working to address unemployment by putting $1bn toward job creation after seeing higher-than-expected returns on oil in the first half of 2012.
Economic Update | RAK: Smooth industry
5 Sep 2012
The already busy glass industry in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is set to expand even further in 2013 with yet another overseas company setting up production facilities in the emirate. Indeed, RAK’s central...
