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Riyadh’s rapid-fire reforms may cause policy overload

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SAUDI ARABIA

The outlook for the Saudi private sector.

Gulf taxation plans will not plug fiscal deficits

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GULF STATES

Taxation in the Gulf.

Gulf oil dependency poses long-term stability risk

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GULF STATES

Diversification outlook in the GCC.

Saudi privatisation will privilege state interests

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SAUDI ARABIA

Riyadh’s privatisation plans.

Saudi bureaucratic lag will hamper change

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SAUDI ARABIA

The state is central both in the economy and in the lives of citizens. Government has been the key driver of economic diversification, but it also poses major obstacles to private…

COVID-19 and oil shocks raise Gulf recession risks

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GULF STATES

Lower oil and gas revenues are the major transmission channel of the global crisis to regional economies, but tourism, financial and professional services are also taking a major…

Saudi land tax will shake up property sector

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi housing sector reform.

Oman’s green hydrogen sector will grow over the decade

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OMAN

Oman has a long pipeline of green hydrogen projects and the clearest strategy in the Gulf for the industry’s development. It aims to have 30 gigawatts of electrolyser capacity by…

Saudi Arabia’s spending strains banks’ balance sheets

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SAUDI ARABIA

Previously in April, Saudi banks put together a SAR10bn (USD2.7bn) revolving credit facility for NEOM, the largest of a cluster of ‘giga-projects’ backed by the PIF. This…

Gulf set for large-scale drawdown of foreign assets

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GULF STATES

Gulf debt and sovereign wealth funds.