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MIDDLE EAST: Risks will overshadow region's outlook
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284944
ISSN: 2633-304X
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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Social tensions could rise
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282478
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Like 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The region is particularly vulnerable to climate change in terms of rising sea levels, water and food security, desertification, extreme weather events and socio-economic impacts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281055
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The effort to restore Syria's membership, supported by most members but not all of the leading ones, has slowed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the start of protests in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275279
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Solar energy use in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq is being driven from the grassroots up or through foreign aid. Its growth is a practical response to intermittent electricity supplies…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274883
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The World Cup marked an opportunity for Qatar to bolster its soft power and its role as a global sporting and tourism destination. Although the tournament brought a wave of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274775
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In the region’s distressed and dysfunctional economies, cryptocurrencies have often become a lifeline for ordinary people, despite volatile prices and a risk of theft. By…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274583
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MIDDLE EAST: Economic conditions will boost stability