Gulf states

  • Nov 3, 2020
  • 2 min read

Gulf peers will study Oman's income tax experiment

Economic reporting progressively underlines the pandemic’s negative economic impact across the Gulf Arab countries

Gulf states
  • Oct 30, 2020
  • 12 min read

Middle East outlook is poised on US election outcome

Iran and its allies, Arab Gulf states, Israel and the Palestinians all see a fork in the road

Middle East
  • Oct 30, 2020
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US Mideast allies may step up labour reform rhetoric

The sponsorship systems and judicial constraints that expose expatriate workers to employer abuse are deeply entrenched

Middle East
  • Oct 29, 2020
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Oman may seek a precarious Qatari-Emirati balance

Doha has provided financial assistance to the struggling sultanate, raising questions over regional neutrality

Oman
  • Oct 23, 2020
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Kuwait and Oman will force out more foreign workers

Already suffering from COVID-19 policy impacts, expatriate employees in the Gulf face an uncertain future

Kuwait
  • Oct 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

Clashing Mideast security visions may outlast Trump

The current US administration and the rest of the world promote radically different ways forward

Middle East
  • Oct 20, 2020
  • 2 min read

Indebted Oman might consider introducing income tax

As the IMF warns of poor economic performance, Muscat seeks to issue new international bonds

Oman
  • Oct 19, 2020
  • 12 min read

Next-generation Gulf monarchs will set new rules

Power is shifting to a younger cadre, albeit unevenly; Kuwait’s new emir is twice as old as the emir of Qatar

Gulf states