Gulf states

  • Sep 13, 2017
  • 2 min read

Public showdown will entrench Gulf hostility

Unprecedented vituperation at the Arab League shows how far relations between Doha and its neighbours have deteriorated

Gulf states
  • Sep 11, 2017
  • 2 min read

Riyadh and Doha will blame each other for failed talks

US President Donald Trump's intervention has failed to resolve an increasingly personalised crisis

Qatar
  • Sep 6, 2017
  • 7 min read

Public-private partnerships will expand in Gulf states

Fiscal constraints are driving the rush for better business legislation in the Gulf Arab countries

Gulf states
  • Sep 6, 2017
  • 2 min read

Doha’s port fanfare points to a prolonged Gulf impasse

The high-profile inauguration of Qatar's Hamad container port signals preparations for an extended economic boycott

Qatar
  • Aug 31, 2017
  • 2 min read

Long Qatar crisis will likely bruise Gulf economies

Doha’s economic resilience so far has won cautious praise from the IMF

Qatar
  • Aug 30, 2017
  • 11 min read

Riyadh will liquidate assets faster than Gulf peers

Gulf Arab sovereign wealth funds face an extended period of retrenchment and institutionalisation

Saudi Arabia
  • Aug 24, 2017
  • 7 min read

Efforts to standardise Islamic finance will struggle

The Dana Gas case shows the danger of a lack of centralised governance for the 2-trillion-dollar Islamic finance sector

International
  • Aug 24, 2017
  • 2 min read

Doha will prioritise Washington ties above Tehran

Qatar is returning its ambassador to Iran, in a gesture of defiance against Saudi Arabia

Qatar