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Gulf taxation plans will not plug fiscal deficits

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GULF STATES

Taxation in the Gulf.

Gulf set for large-scale drawdown of foreign assets

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GULF STATES

Gulf debt and sovereign wealth funds.

Bahrain's economic crisis heightens stability risks

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BAHRAIN

With oil prices at an eleven-year low and a budget breakeven price of over 120 dollars, fiscal pressures are spiralling in Bahrain. The kingdom faces the most severe fiscal…

Oman and Bahrain are the most vulnerable Gulf states

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BAHRAIN/OMAN

Oman and Bahrain, already struggling with rising public debt levels and high fiscal deficits, are in the most exposed medium-term position.

Political and fiscal reforms will be slow in Bahrain

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BAHRAIN

The country has struggled with internal unrest for decades, and the government ensured that opposition representatives were prevented from standing in the election. Despite the…

Bahrain will press ahead with deeper economic reforms

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BAHRAIN

The trial comes amid an escalating crackdown against domestic opposition forces. The crackdown has been presented as a response to Iranian-backed subversion, but the government…

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…

VAT will do little to solve Gulf revenue crisis

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GULF STATES

GULF STATES: VAT will do little to solve fiscal crisis

Manama will struggle to vary its investor offering

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BAHRAIN

The Economic Development Board (EDB), the country’s investment promotion agency, announced in March that its ‘golden licence’ scheme of incentives for local and foreign investors…

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017.