Oil producers in the OPEC+ alliance agreed on Tuesday to stick to the gradual easing of supply curbs through July, as they looked to balance an...
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 | GCC restricts travel further; five years of Vision 2030
Posted by Amy McAlister on Apr 29, 2021
The OPEC+ meeting on 27 April saw oil producers stick to agreements madeearlier in the month. It is expected that the consortium will gradually lift...
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 | Regional PMIs; IMF GDP revisions; Saudi pilgrims
Posted by Ahmad Esam on Apr 12, 2021
PMIs for March remained in positive territory across the GCC but showed nonoil growth at a varying pace in the countries. Qatar and the UAE saw...
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...
MENA | The GCC’s inflation risk is low, despite surging food costs
Posted by Maya Senussi on Feb 22, 2021
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies have seen some of the largest food price increases among emerging markets over the past year. But it isn’t a...