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1 – 8 of 8As a new crisis in relations with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states intensifies and internal sectarian tensions mount, compromise Prime Minister Najib Mikati is pushing ahead…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265483
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The wage scale law was cast into question when a contentious tax hike law intended to fund it was annulled by the Constitutional Council on September 22, partly on the grounds…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224722
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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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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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This came shortly after Prime Minister Hassan Diab addressed the nation, promising a 1.2-trillion-Lebanese pound (400-million-dollar) stimulus plan -- although it was unclear how…
It highlighted how the severe, three-year crisis has been deepened by “a failure to take much needed policy action” and “resistance from vested interests to reforms”. It also…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280185
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LEBANON: IMF appeal will face political pushback
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252339
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Hydrocarbons in Bahrain’s economy.