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1 – 10 of 32Doha is boosting the liquidity of the QIA, its sovereign wealth fund (SWF), using some of its high fiscal surplus. The SWF is in the midst of a period of portfolio rebalancing, by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282269
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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
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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Press freedom is weakening
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278852
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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 Middle East has been a key market in the post-pandemic rebound in global tourism, boosted by one-off events in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in 2022. GCC states are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281541
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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Growth will slow in 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278812
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That represented a 1.9-percentage-point (pp) rise in import share and a 0.4-pp fall in export share. Turkey's economic and commercial ties with Europe (EU and non-EU) are strong…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280284
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High oil and gas prices have incentivised Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) hydrocarbon importers to accelerate their renewables build-outs, while exporters have deployed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279701
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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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It will be notable for the absence of most of the Gulf Arab leaders, including Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…