Bahrain

  • Nov 11, 2015
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2016

Gulf states are seeking to curb Iran's influence abroad and adjust to lower oil prices at home

Gulf states
  • Nov 2, 2015
  • 7 min read

Middle East export growth will be slow

Boosting the region's exports is key to addressing unemployment, living standards and fiscal sustainability

Middle East
  • Oct 29, 2015
  • 7 min read

Solar power set for expansion in the Gulf

Solar power is set to change the shape of electricity supply in the Gulf over the coming years

Gulf states
  • Oct 28, 2015
  • 11 min read

Gulf oil dependency poses long-term stability risk

Efforts to diversify Gulf economies away from oil rents may stall without politically sensitive reforms

Gulf states
  • Sep 8, 2015
  • 2 min read

Gulf states show increased cohesion on regional policy

The mobilisation of a pan-GCC force in Yemen is a major achievement for a bloc that has been riven by differences

Gulf states
  • Sep 7, 2015
  • 7 min read

Gulf states will demonstrate military power in Yemen

Yemen will test Gulf states' ability to translate heavy military spending into effective force projection

Gulf states
  • Sep 4, 2015
  • 13 min read

Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter

The impact of the Iran nuclear deal, Syria's civil war and low oil prices will reverberate across the region

Middle East
  • Jul 29, 2015
  • 11 min read

Gulf set for large-scale drawdown of foreign assets

In a new era of lower oil prices, governments are seeking to avoid politically sensitive austerity measures

Gulf states