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Since his 2019 election, the president has introduced reforms to attract foreign investment, albeit only to a handful of sectors. The president remains opposed to opening the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285345
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This marks the first significant change of policy following the death in January of former Sultan Qaboos, after half a century in power. Qaboos’s Oman began as a highly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254806
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Despite its promotion of an innovation ecosystem to attract start-ups, Abu Dhabi has overall made little progress in addressing the impact of the clean-energy transition on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258306
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Recent engagement with Montenegro is testimony to this, reflecting Saudi religious and economic interests in the region. Traditionally, Turkey enjoyed influence in the Balkans…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283115
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The Economic Development Board (EDB), the country’s investment promotion agency, announced in March that its ‘golden licence’ scheme of incentives for local and foreign investors…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286570
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In July, a revised finance law was issued for 2020, as the impacts of policy responses to the pandemic rendered the original budget assumptions obsolete.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB255214
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The deal enhances US security cooperation with Manama. However, Bahraini civil society advocates are concerned that the defence agreement has put building Gulf security ahead of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282109
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It struggled with this goal during two turbulent years that saw permanent UNSC members divided over significant conflicts. Nonetheless, the UAE was an engaged Security Council…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284917
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Qatar domestic politics.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208198
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In February, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that Algeria is planning free trade zones with Niger and Mali, despite increasingly volatile ties with the latter. That same…