Economy & Innovation

GCC

Event Recap: A Twofold Blow to the Gulf: OPEC+ Implosion & A Global Pa...

On April 15th, Gulf International Forum (GIF) hosted an online panel titled “A Twofold Blow...

GCC

Innovation is Born out of Crisis: The GCC Must Capitalize on this Moment

Joseph Schumpeter argued that the entrepreneur generates “creative destruction” as innovation causes modes of thought,...

Qatar

Qatar Airways CEO Says Will Keep Flying But Warns Cash is Running Out

Qatar Airways will continue to operate flights as long as necessary to get stranded travelers...

GCC

Gulf States’ Economies Stuck Between Global Pandemic and Oil Price War

For the Gulf region, the last four weeks could not be more economically costly. Gulf...

Iran

Unemployment Crisis in Iraq and Iran: A Chronic Dilemma for State and Socie...

Looking at pictures and video footage of last year’s protests in Iran and Iraq, one...

Bahrain

Bahrain Deficit Shrinks to 4.7% of GDP in 2019

Bahrain’s budget deficit shrank to 4.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 from 6.3%...

Kuwait

Kuwait Could Need $180 Billion in Financing Over the Next Six Years: IMF

The International Monetary Fund estimates that Kuwait’s financing needs will amount to some $180 billion...

UAE

UAE Posts $18 Billion Surplus in First Nine Months of 2019

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) posted a surplus of 66.3 billion dirhams ($18.05 billion) in...

Iran

When Clean Air Becomes A Luxury: The Case of Air Pollution and Climate Chan...

The impact of pollution and climate change on the lives of ordinary Iranians has been...

GCC

Gulf Markets Plunge on U.S.-Iran Tensions, Aramco at Lowest since IPO

Kuwaiti and Saudi stocks led Gulf stocks sharply lower in late afternoon trade on Sunday...

Brexit and the Gulf Cooperation Council: What Next?

The recent UK Supreme Court ruling against Boris Johnson has led to renewed discussions concerning...

Iran

Could Turkey Lower the Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Iran?

Recently, President Erdogan has declared that the U.S. sanctions placed on Iran are against international...

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