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Manama is seeking multiple means to adjust to the impact of the pandemic, publishing a two-year budget in November that targets a steady decline in the fiscal deficit. Although…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257928
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Bahrain’s economic prospects have improved dramatically following the surge in world commodity prices in recent months. Strong oil and aluminium revenues have boosted the fiscal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270185
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Tensions between Kuwait's government and its parliament, the National Assembly, have persisted for years, but the relationship became increasingly unworkable after the death of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275872
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Lower oil and gas revenues are the major transmission channel of the global crisis to regional economies, but tourism, financial and professional services are also taking a major…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251403
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Impact investing and Islamic finance.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207383
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Ten years after it experienced mass protests during the 2011 Arab uprisings, Manama remains deeply concerned about the potential threat from a Shia-led opposition -- and its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261259
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Although large-scale social protest in Bahrain has been cowed over the ten years since the ‘Arab uprisings’, small-scale demonstrations recur, reflecting a base level of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265967
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Prospects for Turkey in 2023.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274062
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Social cohesion in Oman.
However, sectors such as tourism remain subdued and the continued weakness in the oil market, despite decisive action by OPEC+, has driven deficits up sharply. Serious political…