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The economy has faced major challenges recently: recurring disruptions to the oil and gas sector, state fragmentation and war between the government in Tripoli and the armed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260586
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Libya's pre-revolution oil production level of around 1.6 million b/d has been disrupted by conflict since 2011.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) emphasised it had sent the federal finance ministry a promised full list of employees on April 21; however, Baghdad sources said…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286904
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Official figures may be inflated but independent data show increased oil production and exports in the past year, enabling the government to mitigate its fiscal weakness. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268750
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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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Plunging oil and gas revenue have created a dauntingly large budget deficit and the rapid erosion of foreign exchange reserves. To deal with the situation, the government on July…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB202775
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This partly reflects the February 16 decision of DP World to delist its shares, which dominated the Nasdaq Dubai, but also comes amid other troubling recent economic developments…
This was despite a sharp economic contraction, high inflation and currency devaluation. The government has played a significant role in promoting equities growth, with state or…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253322
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Although large-scale social protest in Bahrain has been cowed over the ten years since the ‘Arab uprisings’, small-scale demonstrations recur, reflecting a base level of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265967
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Egypt's budget deficit woes.