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Israel may miss climate targets, despite rising risk

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ISRAEL

Public environmental awareness is relatively poor, though a February oil spill affecting beaches was a wake-up call. Green issues are also not a national political priority. Ahead…

Public-private partnerships will expand in Gulf states

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GULF STATES

Gulf governments are increasingly turning to PPPs to finance infrastructure and other projects in response to tight public finances. Most countries in the region have developed or…

Saudi and wider Gulf renewables push will face hurdles

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SAUDI ARABIA/ GULF STATES

Energy subsidies are a major blockage to wider adoption of renewable energy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), where pricing bids have recently broken world records. The low…

Securitised Middle East COVID-19 responses raise risks

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MIDDLE EAST

The pandemic has compounded existing economic and political crises in Beirut and Baghdad, with the securitisation of the response straining military and state legitimacy…

UAE economy will pull through downturn

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UAE economic outlook.

Middle Eastern airlines face massive potential losses

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MIDDLE EAST

The COVID-19 outbreak is the latest blow to civil aviation in the Middle East, where airlines already face unprecedented security risks and operational complexities. Carriers…

Retail banking in the Middle East will be subdued

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MIDDLE EAST

Low global oil prices are weighing heavily on the profitability of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking sector. Moody's Investors Service in March downgraded 26 GCC banks…

Industrial IoT security lags behind innovation and use

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INTERNATIONAL

This is blurring boundaries between traditional operational remits and is making it difficult to understand and mitigate risk, at both organisational and systemic levels.

Funds may bide their time on Saudi equities

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SAUDI ARABIA

The move was in recognition that recent reforms have brought the country's capital markets into conformity with the minimum standards expected by major global investment funds…

Bankruptcy law challenges the United Arab Emirates

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Legislation on insolvency in the United Arab Emirates.