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Publication date: 22 June 2020

This echoed the strategy of the sovereign wealth funds of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states after the 2008 global financial crisis, but there are several key differences: GCC…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 December 2015

Impact investing and Islamic finance.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 14 February 2017

Oman has historically maintained strong business and diplomatic links with Iran, cutting across the anti-Iranian political agenda pressed by Saudi Arabia on the other Gulf…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 June 2020

Indian nationals are struggling to maintain jobs in the Middle East as GCC states contend with historically low oil prices as well as the economic fallout of the pandemic. Gulf…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 May 2017

The ratings agency said the change reflected the erosion of Oman’s foreign reserves in a context of low oil prices. Fears are rising over the country's longer-term economic…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220877

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 March 2020

International calls by aid groups for Washington to ease sanctions on Iran and to allow greater sales of goods to it, to help stem COVID-19, are growing. Under US law, countries…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 27 July 2023

In June, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), took over four domestic football clubs, including Al Hilal. The PIF is aggressively targeting European…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 June 2020

This is the minimum level needed to sustain government spending in many hydrocarbon-exporting economies. Gas markets have proven more resilient to the economic disruption of…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 May 2016

This development is at the centre of 'Vision 2030', the kingdom's new medium-term strategy for reducing reliance on crude oil revenue and improving economic efficiency. The…

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