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Outlook for the banking sector.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211242
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Russia's deepening ties with China over the last four years reflect Moscow's isolation from the West. Despite Moscow's efforts, the pace of Chinese investment in Russia has been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222386
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The fact that state salaries in the first half of 2020 exceeded total oil revenue underlines the scale of the task -- and the difficulty of achieving fiscal goals without major…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257027
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However, because of the large surplus of 2.5% recorded in that year, Riyadh’s public debt is only about 25% of GDP, providing the government and the country’s sovereign wealth…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284692
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Having passed a moderately expansionary 2018 budget, the government on January 1 started to levy value-added tax (VAT). It also cut subsidies on petroleum products.
With huge financial reserves, low public debt and a small population, Kuwait is one of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states best equipped to ride out an extended period of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212955
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Outlook for sovereign wealth funds.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199993
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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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A fiscal crunch exacerbated by the pandemic and associated oil-price crash has forced the authorities to step up long-term ‘Omanisation’ efforts, ultimately taking pressure off…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259114
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Africa's oil price winners.