Middle East subsidy cuts will evoke mixed reactions

Middle Eastern and North African governments are lifting fuel subsidies, but progress is patchy

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  • Subsidy unsustainability
  • Iran's early start
  • Emirati innovation
  • Saudi push
  • GCC contrasts
  • More in Jordan
  • Determined Egypt
  • North African differences

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