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Intra-elite rivalries shape Algerian economic policies

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ALGERIA

The statement comes against a move by Bouteflika to undercut an effort by Ouyahia to promote privatisation as part of a strategy for dealing with the sharp fall in oil and gas…

The Gulf states will face new labour force challenges

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GULF STATES

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the expatriate workforce in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) disproportionally harder than nationals in the same countries. This resulted…

Libyan economy will be slow to recover

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LIBYA

The prospects for the Libyan economy.

Military will obstruct economic reforms in Egypt

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EGYPT

These include publishing a strategy document on changing the state's role in the economy and placing the assets of five companies, two of them owned by the military, with the…

Egypt may see smaller ridesharing profit margins

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EGYPT

The inefficiency and poor quality of the public transit network has allowed start-ups in this area to grow. Millions of dollars’ worth of investments have recently been secured by…

State assets may fund Turkish public-private projects

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TURKEY

Moves to shore up the PPP infrastructure programme.

Workforce localisation will accelerate in Saudi Arabia

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SAUDI ARABIA

However, more than half of employed Saudis work in the public sector, with their pay absorbing about 45% of the state budget. Increased employment of Saudi nationals in…

Israel’s high-tech industry may plateau

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ISRAEL

This was on top of a record 3.2 billion dollars of new investment capital raised by such companies in the first half of the year. Start-up fundraising, a key metric of…

Libya may prioritise rent payments over reconstruction

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LIBYA

The country’s politics have long been dominated by the desire to control the state apparatus, and consequently the distribution of wealth and benefits, rather than by a specific…

Egypt could produce sustainable aviation fuel

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EGYPT

It has ambitious plans to produce green energy, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a major component of decarbonising the aviation sector. In June, the US embassy in Cairo…