One of the most important issues currently facing the Middle East is the changing composition of its demographic structure. A massive cohort of young people – known as a youth bulge – is challenging policy makers, with youth policy affecting security, education, the labour market and welfare programmes, among other areas. Given the relative...
In what ways have the global environment and local economy changed the focus and implementation of Oman’s economic development plan?
Since Saudi Arabia began reducing its domestic wheat production in 2008, the issue of food security has been high on the agenda for GCC governments. The kingdom, which was once self-sufficient in the grain and even exported to the wider region, recognised a fact that is true across the whole of the Arabian Peninsula. It is running out of water...
Una base económica más amplia y una menor dependencia de los bienes básicos pusieron a Panamá en ventaja frente a sus pares en Latinoamérica durante 2015, cuando el país registró la tasa de crecimiento más alta de la región.
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