Addressing External Vulnerabilities in the Oil-Importing Countries of the...
By David Owen (Version in Русский) Countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia region—especially those that import, rather than export, oil—were hit hard by the Great Recession of 2008/09. The good news...
View ArticleRaising Competitiveness: Recipe for Tapping into the Middle East’s Growth...
By Masood Ahmed (Version in عربي ) With the global economy on the mend, countries in the Middle East and North Africa are witnessing a pickup in trade and economic growth. Aided by rising oil prices...
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Is There a Silver Lining to Sluggish Credit Growth in the Gulf Countries?
By Masood Ahmed (Version in عربي ) Bank credit has been very slow to pickup in the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). How big a problem is this for their economic recovery? Sluggish...
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Seven Pillars of Prosperity—Diversifying Economic Growth in the Caucasus and...
By David Owen (Version in Русский) Medium-term economic growth prospects in the Caucasus and Central Asia region are strong. But, to secure ongoing prosperity, the eight countries of the...
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Subsidies—Love Them or Hate Them, It’s Better to Target Them
By Masood Ahmed (Version in عربي) For decades, countries in the Middle East and North Africa have relied heavily on food and fuel price subsidies as a form of social protection. And, understandably,...
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