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1 – 10 of 16Like other fuel-importing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), it has large structural fiscal and current account deficits. These have resulted in climbing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282177
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The conflict will damage the economic prospects of Israel, Egypt and Jordan, even without a major regional escalation. The Gulf Arab states, Iraq and Algeria will benefit from the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283028
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MIDDLE EAST: Tourism slump will hit economic outlook
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282935
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The investment reaffirms OCP’s central role in the kingdom’s accelerating plans to become a major producer of green hydrogen feedstock. The government has foreign investors signed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275094
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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Growth will slow in 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278411
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Lebanon won aid pledges exceeding eleven billion dollars on April 6 during a conference in Paris, named CEDRE, that aimed to rally international support for a massive investment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232207
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After six weeks of protests that began when the government tried to cut its fiscal deficit by increasing indirect taxation and reducing public services, Lebanon is now rapidly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249243
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The insurance costs for Lebanon’s sovereign bonds rose rapidly in September, reflecting both general unease among investors in emerging markets and specific concerns about…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238939
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Lebanon’s debt is reaching unsustainable levels, meaning politicians can no longer delay addressing longstanding structural fiscal and current account deficits. However, public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247221
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This followed the government’s decision to default, for the first time ever, on bonds maturing on March 9. There is a mounting controversy over whether to seek financial support…