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Macroeconomic Data
TweetEven if Saudi Arabia was aware of the IEA’s move to draw from its oil reserves, all parties appear to have lost face, without really upsetting the trend
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Iraq
TweetIraq’s energy sector is its economy’s lifeblood. But while Noor Al Maliki’s government has laid out an ambitious energy development programme, almost no one expect any of those
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Bahrain
With Opec seemingly irrelevant, the GCC is trying to find a balance between responsible crude suppliers and their own domestic needs
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Oil
TweetOpec is the latest battleground in Iran and Saudi Arabia’s cold war. News that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may attend the next Opec meeting, has the potential of
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Africa
TweetJordan and Morocco’s possible inclusion in the Gulf is a political move rather than an economic one, but there might be other - unlikely - candidates in the
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Iraq
TweetIraq’s strong oil revenues this year, coupled with a new $37-billion investment plan, will ensure double-digit hike in GDP this year. However, political and security issues could derail
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Oil
TweetOil fell nearly $10 in a day, bringing out oil bears with their charts to show how crude will remain weak. But is oil merely catching its breath
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Bahrain
TweetThe Arab World’s foreign assets will rise to a stunning $2.2-trillion this year, says the IIF. But the key to growth in the region will not be financial
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Kuwait
TweetA report that Abu Dhabi could be a cornerstone investor in Glencore has sent many Googling for the company to find out more. Here is what you need
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Kuwait
TweetDonald Trump’s recent hysterical comments on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are set to put more pressure on President Obama. Expect
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Oil
TweetWorried about ‘peak oil’? How about ‘peak everything’? A GMO analyst crunches the numbers to show why the structural shifts in the world’s consumption patterns will alter the
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Bahrain
TweetRatings agencies have an uncanny knack of turning up at morgues and pronouncing the death of the deceased, so it should have been no surprise that Standard &
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Macroeconomic Data
TweetRatings agencies have an uncanny knack of turning up at morgues and pronouncing the death of the deceased, so it should have been no surprise that Standard &
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Macroeconomic Data
TweetGoldmans Sachs one of the most accurate forecasters of oil prices, expects a correction soon. On the flip side, Morgan Stanley says high oil prices means $1-trillion of
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Egypt
TweetOil prices will rise 36% in 2011, denting global economic recovery, warns the IMF. But that also means Saudi’s GDP will rise 7.5% - one of the highest
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Bahrain
Tweet Saudi Arabia needs oil prices to remain at $83 to $ 88 a barrel to breakeven - almost double of what it was three years ago. Rising
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Oil
TweetHSBC’s energy outlook for 2050 forecasts that we may have as little as 49 years of oil left and we will have to radically alter our energy consuming
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Oil
TweetHere is the leaked Wikileak cable that shows a former Aramco executive saying Saudi Arabia has over-estimated its oil reserves.
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Macroeconomic Data
TweetQatar’s investment over the next five years will be a staggering $225 billion, but the country is still worried about low energy prices during the period. As a
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Oil
TweetEvery analyst has their spreadsheet out and there are plenty of predictions out there as far as oil prices are concerned. But will we see crude scaling the
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Macroeconomic Data
TweetWhile oil inflation fears in emerging markets are warranted, these risks are being mitigated as Gulf oil-exporting states buy emerging market products and services as part of their
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Libya
TweetDavid Rosenberg is an outstanding economist and strategist at Glushin & Sheff in Toronto. He notes that while there are many known unknowns, there are a few things
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Macroeconomic Data
TweetThe Japan earthquake, Middle East unrest and the euro crisis: You ain’t seen nothing yet. Here are eight more global shocks already under way or on the horizon.
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Bahrain
TweetThe Middle East crisis will see capital flowing out of the region, especially the vulnerable financial hub of Bahrain, according to a poll.
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Macroeconomic Data
TweetHere are the 21 orders announced by the Saudi authorities on March 18, 2011:
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Macroeconomic Data
TweetThe Saudi King’s speech had 21 royal orders but very little to comfort reformists. It appears that the authorities have used its biggest political crisis to launch an
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Bahrain
TweetAs Japan’s nuclear meltdown puts the brakes on yet another power source, the world is looking at ME energy to fill the gap. Luckily, there is plenty coming
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Oil
TweetErste Research Group’s excellent report on oil crunches some fascinating data on oil and its current short-term and long-term influence on the global economy. We picked ten charts
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Bahrain
TweetTake a look at five of the largest oil projects in the Middle East, including one that could alleviate much of Bahrain’s economic problems… Read More
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Macroeconomic Data
TweetThe only Middle East country in the Ciitbank list (Also read full report Regional Dynamos) is Saudi Arabia which is expected to emerge as the sixth largest economy
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Iraq
TweetCitibank believes Iraq can shrug off its current turmoil to emerge as one of the world’s fastest growing economies in the world over the next 40 years. Read
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Macroeconomic Data
TweetRecent economic data shows that the Saudi economy is on song and on the way up. But that tells us only half the story. Read More
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Oil
TweetWith oil prices flirting with new highs, analysts are taking out their crystal ball to predict a worst-case scenario. Read More
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Oil
TweetProjects worth $700-billion hope to transform Saudi Arabian economy, but the country needs more than capital investment. Read More
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Oil
TweetOil prices are poised to hit the magical $100 per barrel once again and economists, analysts have taken out the proverbial calculators to see what it means for
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