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Green bonds set for strong growth worldwide

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INTERNATIONAL

Green bond growth.

Prospects for MENA green energy transition to 2030

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PROSPECTS 2030

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…

Need will drive solar power growth in the Middle East

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MIDDLE EAST

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…

Algeria aims to counteract Moroccan pressure on Spain

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ALGERIA/SPAIN

Earlier this month, Algiers suspended a 2002 Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation with Spain, as well as imports from Spain -- though there was some…

Gulf states’ non-oil growth will depend on oil income

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GULF STATES

The deal links two key sectors in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries’ efforts to diversify their hydrocarbon-dependent economies, connecting transportation and…

Saudi privatisation will privilege state interests

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SAUDI ARABIA

Riyadh’s privatisation plans.

Qatar will expand its LNG output at home and abroad

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QATAR

State-owned QE is expanding its foreign hydrocarbon portfolio taking advantage of high gas revenues. It is also expanding its domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity…

Southern Syria faces rising security problems

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SYRIA

Together with Syrian government budget cutbacks, the decreased Russian presence has resulted in an increase in inter-communal clashes, forced disappearances, demonstrations and…

Qatar will prioritise US and Asian investments

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QATAR

Doha 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…

Trade will tighten Gulf-South Korea relations

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GULF STATES/SOUTH KOREA

Previously, in December 2023, South Korea signed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), only the bloc’s second with a major…