Kuwait

  • Apr 18, 2016
  • 7 min read

Doha disagreement delineates Saudi-Iranian rivalry

The Kuwaiti oil-workers strike could blur market reaction, but the global oil surplus is set to persist

International
  • Mar 31, 2016
  • 2 min read

Gulf cutbacks will harm migrant worker countries

Remittances are a major revenue source for poorer countries in the Middle East and Asia

Gulf states
  • Mar 30, 2016
  • 2 min read

Oil freeze agreement among producers is less likely

Kuwait follows Iran in increasing oil production, a few weeks before a scheduled meeting to agree an output freeze

International
  • Mar 10, 2016
  • 7 min read

Gulf states will not abandon dollar peg in medium term

The oil price drop is raising pressure on the region's longstanding currency pegs

Gulf states
  • Feb 25, 2016
  • 2 min read

VAT will do little to solve Gulf revenue crisis

All Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states plan to introduce VAT at 5% by the end of 2018

Gulf states
  • Feb 10, 2016
  • 12 min read

Geopolitics will dampen Gulf-Iran trade potential

As sanctions are lifted on Iran, some Gulf countries are looking to expand energy and commercial ties

Gulf states
  • Jan 11, 2016
  • 7 min read

Gulf states set for major spending cutbacks in 2016

The collapse in oil prices has forced a dramatic rethink in fiscal policy across the GCC

Gulf states
  • Jan 5, 2016
  • 2 min read

Kuwait signals harder line on Iran

Riyadh's Gulf allies are showing greater unity against Iran in the wake of the Tehran embassy incident

Gulf states