Bahrain

  • Jun 22, 2001
  • 1 min read

GULF STATES: Dilemmas delay necessary privatisation

Experience suggests that privatisation may not be the remedy for the economic problems facing...

Gulf States
  • May 25, 2001
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Underperformance of regional bourses

Despite positive regional growth prospects and a number of capital market reforms, the region's...

  • May 2, 2001
  • 5 min read

BAHRAIN: Cabinet reshuffle punctures reform optimism

The government has banned media criticism of its recent cabinet reshuffle, while simultaneously...

Bahrain
  • Apr 5, 2001
  • 7 min read

GULF STATES: Foreign labour

The use of non-national workers is in theory a transitional measure to alleviate short-term...

Gulf States
  • Apr 5, 2001
  • 1 min read

GULF 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 States
  • Apr 4, 2001
  • 6 min read

GULF STATES: Rulers vexed, enriched by foreign labour

The rapid growth of an already large immigrant population (and one which is growing faster than...

Gulf States
  • Apr 4, 2001
  • 1 min read

GULF 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 States
  • Mar 21, 2001
  • 8 min read

GULF STATES: Bidun remain vulnerable, despite reforms

The presence of disadvantaged stateless subpopulations is considered a threat to national and...

Gulf States