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Nuclear power could reshape energy use in Gulf

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GULF STATES

Nuclear power development in the Gulf.

Biden will take a pragmatic approach to GCC states

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UNITED STATES/GCC

Washington’s partnerships with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Saudi Arabia, remain crucially important to US interests. GCC leaders are leveraging US concerns…

Gulf economies are on a stable track despite risks

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GULF STATES

The IMF has revised downwards its forecast for Saudi GDP growth in 2024 to 2.7% but raised its 2025 forecast to 5.5%. This reflects a positive medium-term outlook for the Gulf…

Gulf oil dependency poses long-term stability risk

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GULF STATES

Diversification outlook in the GCC.

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…

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017.

Saudi and wider Gulf renewables push will face hurdles

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SAUDI ARABIA/ GULF STATES

Energy subsidies are a major blockage to wider adoption of renewable energy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), where pricing bids have recently broken world records. The low…

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2018.

Gulf states will need Turkey to counter Iran

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GULF STATES/TURKEY

Relations between the Gulf states and Turkey.

Gulf crisis could erode Omani and Kuwaiti independence

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OMAN/KUWAIT

The standoff is realigning the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) around a hawkish inner core of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. Kuwait has a useful…