In the media | 01 Aug 2023
Arabian Gulf Business Insight: The GCC will need to make peace with inflation settling higher
Scott Livermore
Chief Economist, Oxford Economics Middle East, and Managing Director
Scott Livermore, our Chief Middle East Economist, joins AGBI to discuss Gulf inflation rates.
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