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Gulf taxation plans will not plug fiscal deficits

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GULF STATES

Taxation in the Gulf.

Saudi Aramco will double down on digitisation efforts

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SAUDI ARABIA

The Infosys agreement is among a series of other deals Aramco has signed in the digital sphere so far in 2023, underlining its intention to accelerate its digital transformation…

Saudi bureaucratic lag will hamper change

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SAUDI ARABIA

The state is central both in the economy and in the lives of citizens. Government has been the key driver of economic diversification, but it also poses major obstacles to private…

United Arab Emirates' humanitarian hub faces issues

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The IHC was created in 2003 to attract international humanitarian organisations and associated commercial businesses to Dubai and raise the international visibility of the United…

Saudi tourism sector set for rapid expansion

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SAUDI ARABIA

The kingdom's Vision 2030 strategy identifies tourism as one of the sectors key to plans to diversify the economy away from oil. Saudi Arabia aims to develop the underdeveloped…

Jihadists will slow stabilisation of Yemen's south

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YEMEN

The bombing represents the latest setback to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s efforts to stabilise southern Yemen and reinstall the government of President Abd…

Iraq’s Sunnis will vie for post-election relevance

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IRAQ

Both minorities complain the draft budget does not allocate sufficient funds to their areas. Sunni lawmakers are also concerned about the ongoing displacement of their…

Gulf oil dependency poses long-term stability risk

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GULF STATES

Diversification outlook in the GCC.

Expats and Gulf state locals will compete for jobs

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GULF STATES

As the era of high oil revenues comes to an end, the two states are planning for different economies -- with profound impacts on state-society relations and the social contract…

COVID-19 and oil shocks raise Gulf recession risks

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GULF STATES

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…