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Tourism drive will marginally help the Saudi economy

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi tourism expansion plans.

Russia plane crash will weaken Egyptian regime

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EGYPT

It will take time for investigators to determine the cause of the crash. However, evidence indicates that it was most likely caused by an explosive device smuggled on board with…

Third COVID wave calls for caution from Erdogan

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TURKEY

Throughout April, new cases have exceeded 40,000 per day. The surge, which followed the easing of containment measures in March, was the third and largest spike in COVID-19 cases…

Vested interests may block urgent tax reform in Jordan

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JORDAN

It also looked at government-proposed amendments to another law aiming to reduce the scope for tax evasion in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone. Recent developments including the…

Terrorism weighs down Tunisia's economic recovery

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TUNISIA

Achieving this goal will require discipline in keeping increases in public sector wages to their projected levels -- no easy task in the face of still-restless labour at a time of…

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

However, sectors such as tourism remain subdued and the continued weakness in the oil market, despite decisive action by OPEC+, has driven deficits up sharply. Serious political…

Egypt’s recession may prove deeper than it appears

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EGYPT

However, labour market figures for this period indicate the effect of the pandemic on the public has been considerably more severe than the GDP data suggest.

Tunisian government may introduce more water cuts

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TUNISIA

Tunisia was hit by a severe drought during this year's winter months when most rainfall traditionally occurs. However, the country’s current levels of water stress are also due to…

COVID-19 will shatter Tunisian economic revival hopes

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TUNISIA

Economic impacts of COVID-19 on Tunisia.

Tunisia's risk of default will rise

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TUNISIA

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…