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SPECIAL COMMENT: The Arab Spring Could Turn Into A Long And Cruel Winter(0) By Alon Ben-Meir 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 military that cling to power, and the religious divide and Islamic extremism, the Arab Spring could sadly turn into a long and cruel winter. These factors are making the transformation into a more reformist governance, slow, filled with hurdles and punctuated with intense bloodshed. At the same time, each Arab country differs characteristically from one another on other dimensions including: history and culture, demographic composition, the role of the military, resources, and geostrategic situations. This combination of commonality and uniqueness has had, and will continue to have, significant impacts on how the uprising in each Arab country evolves and what kind of political order might eventually emerge. |
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Standard Chartered’s Gulf Debt Outlook & Dubai Concerns(2) The GCC has around $40bn of debt coming due each year over the next five years, says Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). Plus a chart that neatly shows SCB’s forecasts returns on each country’s bonds. Read More Here |
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Black Swan Fatigue?(1) The world is going through one disaster after another. But are these all Black Swan events or known unknowns? But are these events occuring more frequently, or are they just being better reported? What’s a risk manager to do? Read More |
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EFG-Hermes’ Insightful Heat Map On Middle East’s Problems(2) Read why EFG-Hermes is worried about Omani and Bahraini growth. And the bank’s insightful regional heat map that neatly highlights problem areas. Read the full story here |
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Growth Retraction Fears in Middle East(0) As events in Egypt change faster than you can update them on Twitter or Facebook, regional authorities are looking at the short-term and long-term impact of the crisis on their own economies. Read More |
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