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The kingdom's Vision 2030 strategy identifies tourism as one of the sectors key to plans to diversify the economy away from oil. Saudi Arabia aims to develop the underdeveloped…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212826
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Within the UAE, the tourism giant is Dubai, which has long aimed to attract 20 million visitors by 2020 -- an ambitious goal but not impossible. Abu Dhabi is also a significant…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219883
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Tourist arrivals to Egypt are creeping up towards about half of the pre-pandemic level. They have recently been boosted by the resumption of charter flights from Russia to Red Sea…
The news follows years of healthy growth in the sector and comes as the government launches a new tourism plan. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced the National…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242733
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Paris is on the highest terrorist alert after men armed with assault rifles killed twelve people at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo -- eight journalists, a…
Coronavirus economic impact.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251257
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Mashat emphasised the importance of the event in the context of Cairo's recent initiatives to boost the tourism industry, long a pillar of the economy. Last November, the Ministry…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244612
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Real GDP surged by 15% in 2021 and 12% in 2022, then by 4% in 2023. With inflation easing, risks of social instability have probably fallen over the past year, but growth looks…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285253
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The ‘Abraham Peace Accords’ between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and between Israel and Bahrain, were signed in September, after being brokered by the US Trump…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258407
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The social unrest is partly the result of rising unemployment and poverty, worsened by the COVID-19 crisis. Political gridlock has also prevented the country from undertaking…