Bahrain
GULF STATES: Dilemmas delay necessary privatisation
Experience suggests that privatisation may not be the remedy for the economic problems facing...
Gulf StatesMIDDLE EAST: Underperformance of regional bourses
Despite positive regional growth prospects and a number of capital market reforms, the region's...
BAHRAIN: Cabinet reshuffle punctures reform optimism
The government has banned media criticism of its recent cabinet reshuffle, while simultaneously...
BahrainGULF STATES: Foreign labour
The use of non-national workers is in theory a transitional measure to alleviate short-term...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Rulers vexed but enriched by foreign labo
The use of non-national workers is in theory a transitional measure to alleviate short-term...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Rulers vexed, enriched by foreign labour
The rapid growth of an already large immigrant population (and one which is growing faster than...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Rulers vexed but enriched by foreign labo
The rapid growth of an already large immigrant population (and one which is growing faster than...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Bidun remain vulnerable, despite reforms
The presence of disadvantaged stateless subpopulations is considered a threat to national and...
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