How does Bahrain’s general economic environment affect the financial sector?
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Economic view | Ahmed Bouzguenda, President, Arab Institute of Business Leaders, on new laws and broader investment
30 Jan 2017
In what ways will the new investment law make the legal framework more attractive to foreign investors?
Economic update | Oman Year in Review 2016
27 Jan 2017
As countries across the GCC faced revenue pressures due a lower oil price environment, Oman balanced reduced public spending with economic diversification efforts to keep growth on a positive trajectory.
Economic update | Revisión del año 2016 en Colombia
27 Jan 2017
El acuerdo de paz recientemente negociado entre el Gobierno de Colombia y las FARC podría propiciar el comienzo de una nueva era para la economía colombiana en cuanto a crecimiento económico se refiere. Sin embargo, aunque el acuerdo entre en vigor, el pago de los dividendos económicos de la paz llevará su tiempo.
A combination of tighter fiscal planning, a gradual increase in hydrocarbons prices and an improved performance by some non-oil sectors saw Brunei Darussalam shake off two years of contraction and lay the foundations for stronger growth in 2017.
National efforts to modernise Tanzania’s underdeveloped agricultural industry received a major boost at the end of 2016, in the form of a $93.5m loan from the African Development Bank.