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The PMIs for Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar all remained in expansionaryterritory in July at 55.8, 54.0 and 52.2...
Research Briefing
The PMIs for Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar all remained in expansionaryterritory in July at 55.8, 54.0 and 52.2...
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Oil prices have stabilised around $75pb following the OPEC+ deal earlier thismonth to taper production cuts starting in August. The...
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Amid deadlock within OPEC+, speculation is rising that Saudi Arabia and the UAE have reached a compromise over production quotas,...
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OPEC+ negotiations to raise oil production in the coming months are indeadlock as the UAE opposed an extension of the...
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Bahrain locked down again on 27th May after a surge in new Covid-19 cases, despite having one of the world's...
With 100 days to go to the delayed Expo 2020, Scott Livermore, Chief Economist at Oxford Economics discusses the channels...
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Saudi Arabia’s GDP fell 3.0% y/y in Q1 according to newly released data, slightly less than preliminary estimates suggested. The...
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A series of bond sales across the GCC have taken place. Saudi Aramco isselling its first dollar-dominated Islamic bonds in...
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Oil producers in the OPEC+ alliance agreed on Tuesday to stick to the gradual easing of supply curbs through July,...
Scott Livermore Chief Economist of Oxford Economics Middle East joins a panel discussion with Dubai Chamber to discuss the ways...
The sustainability of hydrocarbon revenues among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies has been a major concern for decades, prompting a...
Scott Livermore Chief Economist of Oxford Economics Middle East, speaks about how the UAE and Israel are leading the Middle East...
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Over the past week, there has been a series of announcements about plans in the GCC to ease lockdown and...
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Saudi GDP fell 3.3% y/y in Q1 according to flash estimates, slightly weaker than we had expected. The decline was...
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Climate change is an increasingly important issue in the GCC region and is receiving a sharper focus in growth and...
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The April PMIs for both Saudi Arabia and the UAE remained in expansionaryterritory, at 55.2 and 52.7 respectively. Continued recovery...
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The OPEC+ meeting on 27 April saw oil producers stick to agreements madeearlier in the month. It is expected that...
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Attempts to salvage the JCPOA have intensified as discussions through European intermediaries kicked off in Vienna on 6 April. Negotiators...
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The current spread of Covid-19 in the region has yet to be brought undercontrol, leaving us cautious over the prospects...
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In line with trends seen across the GCC, the twin shock of the coronaviruspandemic and low oil prices has put...