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Muscat may be gambling oil revenue on Gulf aid

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OMAN/GULF STATES

OMAN/GULF STATES: Muscat may gamble oil revenue

Despite political headwinds, Qatar’s economy will grow

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QATAR

The fall, which is likely to prove temporary, broke a rising trend. Despite the freeze in relations between Doha and its neighbours, sizeable foreign assets have alleviated…

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…

Trade will tighten Gulf-South Korea relations

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GULF STATES/SOUTH KOREA

Previously, in December 2023, South Korea signed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), only the bloc’s second with a major…

Philippine leader faces tough challenge on prices

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PHILIPPINES

The fall appears linked to public discontent over elevated inflation, which has clouded the country's economic outlook. Meanwhile, the government is moving slower than it…

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2018.

United Arab Emirates growth may depend on transparency

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) economy is increasingly diversified, not least with the imposition of VAT since January 1 -- albeit at a low initial level of 5%. Fiscal…

Gulf states have limited ability to pressure Russia

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GULF STATES

Russia's deepening military intervention in Syria has lent renewed urgency to Qatari and Saudi efforts to channel weaponry and support to Syria's faltering rebel groups.

Israel will leverage East Mediterranean assets

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ISRAEL

The deal -- designed to allow Delek to focus on the larger Leviathan field -- highlights the growing commercial interest in East Mediterranean hydrocarbons. It also underlines the…

Gulf-Russian relations will expand further

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GULF STATES

GULF STATES: Russian relations will expand further