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1 – 10 of 24Doha’s decarbonisation strategy, which started slowly, focuses on electricity production and industrial exports. Qatar has toughened sustainability targets and moved swiftly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273563
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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Gulf governments are increasingly turning to PPPs to finance infrastructure and other projects in response to tight public finances. Most countries in the region have developed or…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224249
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He has moved to roll back some of their penetration of state structures and revenue streams. However, they are striking back, with ongoing rocket attacks targeting US interests…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253926
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With oil income declining (because of both the depressed global price and OPEC+ cuts pegging its 1-million-barrels-per-day (b/d) capacity back to 722,000 b/d), Oman has in October…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257148
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The government has drawn up a detailed document setting out the gravity of the country’s economic plight and requesting over 10 billion dollars of additional aid from the IMF and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252596
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Preliminary results suggest that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has won re-election with 91% of the vote. Western media and diplomats estimate turnout hovered around 20%, though…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231785
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Although some important hydrocarbons projects have seen progress, both Baghdad and Erbil have made fresh moves seen as prejudicial by oil sector investors. Uncertainty continues…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262137
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Investor appetite for Saudi equities has been demonstrated in the huge over-subscription in the IPO of 20% of an internet affiliate of Saudi Telecom Company, which raised almost…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264464
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The project aims to generate up to 200 gigawatts by 2030, creating 100,000 jobs in Saudi Arabia. Renewable energy was also a key focus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at its…