Bahrain will press ahead with deeper economic reforms

Manama has to make urgent, but potentially unpopular cutbacks at a time of political crisis

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  • Crackdown targets Iran...
  • ...and the Islamists
  • Economy raises instability risks
  • Worrying economic indicators
  • Government cuts subsidies
  • Reformist crown prince
  • Hardliners push back

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