Gulf states

  • Oct 23, 2023
  • 2 min read

Gulf states' ties with Asian countries will expand

The Gulf Cooperation Council held separate meetings with China and ASEAN in recent days

Gulf states
  • Sep 25, 2023
  • 6 min read

Diversifying Gulf economies will spur labour politics

Countries are privatising economies and increasing citizens' share of employment, with implications for workers' rights

Gulf states
  • Sep 21, 2023
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Iraq’s Gulf-Europe route transit hopes are illusory

Baghdad’s ‘Development Road’ project aims to create a new hub at Faw port, linking to Turkey

Iraq
  • Sep 19, 2023
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Gulf-US ties will grow despite past friction

The United States continues to engage Gulf states closely on a wider range of regional issues

Gulf states
  • Sep 13, 2023
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Credit growth will slow in some Gulf states

Higher interest rates and OPEC+ production quotas are slowing credit growth in some Gulf states

Gulf states
  • Aug 23, 2023
  • 7 min read

Intra-Gulf tensions may rise again

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has withstood past tensions among the Gulf states

Gulf states
  • Aug 23, 2023
  • 7 min read

Turkey’s ties with the Middle East will improve

Turkey's relations with the Gulf, Egypt and Israel are seeing progress after President Erdogan's re-election in May.

Turkey
  • Aug 22, 2023
  • 7 min read

Gulf states’ non-oil growth will depend on oil income

The Gulf states are attempting to diversify their economies by building up their non-oil private sectors

Gulf states