Search results

Doha will hedge against LNG dependence

Location:

QATAR

Earlier in January, it awarded contracts to increase and sustain output at its main oilfield. Doha wants to dilute its overdependence on a single commodity and to extract value…

Foreign firms' influx will accelerate Saudi change

Location:

SAUDI ARABIA

Without this, companies will not be awarded any government contract worth more than SAR1mn (around USD220,000). To date, the government has issued 162 regional headquarters…

Deaton will shape global behavioural analysis

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

A profile of Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton.

SpaceX will defy global launchers business model

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for satellite launchers.

Politics will not mar Paraguay's economic outlook

Location:

PARAGUAY

The Central Bank has revised upwards its 2017 growth forecast from 3.7% to 4.2%. Forecasts by the IMF and World Bank remain lower at around 3.3% and 3.6% respectively, based…

Kazakh election raises questions about leadership

Location:

KAZAKHSTAN

The governing Nur Otan party won most seats and two tame allies were awarded a few. The importance of this election is that it offers pointers to how much power President…

'4G' transport plan could transform Colombia's economy

Location:

COLOMBIA

Colombia's transport infrastructure.

Gas expansion may return Doha’s double-digit surpluses

Location:

QATAR

Although it has not yet hit the production numbers, Qatar Petroleum (QP) is making good progress on its project to expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) output by 40% over the next…

Lower storage costs will drive renewable energy growth

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Renewable energy costs.

Saudi Arabia will manage construction capacity

Location:

SAUDI ARABIA

The move aims to strengthen the construction sector’s capacity to deliver building and infrastructure projects under the country’s economic modernisation plan, Vision 2030. This…