FDI is in an important pillar of growth and diversification agendas across theMENA region and, in particular, in the GCC. Several countries have set...
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MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – November update
Posted by Scott Livermore on Nov 11, 2021
Signs of the GCC’s strengthening recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic continue to emerge. The PMI for Dubai rose to its highest level in over two...
MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – September update
Posted by Scott Livermore on Sep 30, 2021
Expo 2020 starts in the UAE on October 1 and will provide a significant boost to the economy. Although international visitors may be lower than...
MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – August update
Posted by Scott Livermore on Aug 20, 2021
The Delta variant is causing concern globally and is becoming significant in the Middle East. It now accounts for most of the cases in Bahrain,...
MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – June update
Posted by Scott Livermore on Jun 24, 2021
Bahrain locked down again on 27th May after a surge in new Covid-19 cases, despite having one of the world's highest vaccination rates and the...
MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – May update
Posted by Scott Livermore on May 20, 2021
Over the past week, there has been a series of announcements about plans in the GCC to ease lockdown and travel restrictions. These include Dubai...
MENA | Is the GCC facing up to its climate change quandary?
Posted by Scott Livermore on May 10, 2021
Climate change is an increasingly important issue in the GCC region and is receiving a sharper focus in growth and diversification plans in countries...
MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – April update
Posted by Scott Livermore on Apr 15, 2021
The GCC provides an interesting case study of how the vaccine programmesimpact upon the response of countries to rising new cases of Covid-19....
MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – March update
Posted by Scott Livermore on Mar 11, 2021
New cases of Covid-19 in the UAE and Bahrain have begun to edge down astighter lockdown conditions and rapid roll-out of vaccines start to take...