SPECIAL COMMENT: The Arab Spring Could Turn Into A Long And Cruel Winter
Due to a host of common denominators in the Arab world including the lack of traditional liberalism, the tribes' power, the elites' control of business, the hold on power by ethnic minorities, the...
View ArticleMENA 2012 Outlook: Oil Exporting Countries
In the first part of the 2012 regional economic prospects, a look at oil-rich countries' efforts to manage their citizens' expectations, economic slowdown and regional and domestic political upheavals...
View ArticleWhat If Oil Prices Drop Suddenly?: The GCC Dilemma, As Imagined By Citibank
Barclays Capital expects GCC economies to rise 5.4% this year, but Citibank worries that a sudden drop in oil prices could leave the states with a dilemma: whether to curtail spending or keep pumping...
View ArticleArcapita’s 50 New Creditors
A list of institutions the bankrupt firm owes shows the Central Bank of Bahrain is the biggest Arcapita creditor. Other major lenders include Riyad Bank and Mashreq.
View ArticleRisks Rising In Bahrain
While Middle East oil exporters could see a 4.8% GDP growth this year, Bahrain would be lucky to eke out a 2%increase this year, according to the International Monetary Fund in its latest report...
View ArticleWEF: How Trade-Friendly Is The Middle East?
Gulf economies, led by the UAE, have fared quite well in a World Economic Forum focused on world's trade-friendliness and access to global markets.
View Article9 key points from the GCC Summit
TweetTweetThe timing could not have been more inconvenient. In the week Gulf leaders met to discuss ways to create a more unified group, similar to an ‘EU model’, European Union leaders were struggling...
View ArticleBahrain’s New Normal
Bahrain is looking at its GCC counterparts enviably as it battles its own domestic issues, while its neighbours rake in petrodollars and bask in relative stability.
View ArticleSporadic unrest taunts Bahrain’s fiscal growth
The Bahraini government and the International Monetary Fund seem to be at odds in their assessment of the country's economic progress.
View ArticleBahrain’s economic growth remains lackluster
Three years after Bahrain erupted in violence, the country's economy remains in fragile condition.
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