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Iraq’s Trembling Currency Poses Fresh Budgeting Challenge
...od and basic goods prompted Iraqis to take their dissatisfaction to the streets, and the new government is wary of further such destabilizing protests. While having no legal remit over the CBI, the PM has replaced governor Mustafa Ghalib, bringing back his predecessor Ali al-‘Alak (2014-2020) on 23...
Volume: 66Issue: 04Published at Fri, 27 Jan 2023 -
Libya Halves 2018 Budget Deficit But Remains Hostage To Oil And Conflict
...ipoli-government’s performance. LIBYA PUBLIC FINANCES (LD BN): DEFICIT AT SIX-YEAR LOW IN 2018 AS OIL REVENUES LEAP 76%* *DATA IS FROM TRIPOLI BASED CENTRAL BANK OF LIBYA. EXCLUDES REVENUE RAISED AND SPENDING BY RIVAL BAIDA-BASED GOVERNMENT WHICH SPENT LD36BN SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2014 AN...
Volume: 62Issue: 04Published at Fri, 25 Jan 2019 -
Iraq: Mosul Offensive Gains Momentum Amid Lingering Failures
...wly-trained army units or those existing prior to 2014 performed well. The bulk of the fighting was performed by the special forces Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) and Interior Ministry federal police. One new problem, as noted by Yahya al-Kubaysi of the Iraqi Center for Strategic Studies in an in...
Volume: 60Issue: 04Published at Fri, 27 Jan 2017 -
Politics Prioritized As Lebanon Advances Bidding Plans
...ismic over its whole offshore, drawing up prospective blocks (though not deciding which to offer), and pre-qualifying firms. But then politics got in the way. In the absence of a president, bidding was repeatedly pushed back (MEES, 4 October 2013) and in the end quietly shelved (MEES, 6 June 2014). Re...
Volume: 60Issue: 04Published at Fri, 27 Jan 2017 -
Algeria Shelves Shale In Face Of Protests, Economics
...ale (MEES, 3 October 2014). CONVENTIONAL CHALLENGE Algeria’s keenness for shale always appeared somewhat ill thought out. The country would do better to first focus on more general improvements to the country’s business environment that would facilitate conventional oil and gas exploration and pr...
Volume: 58Issue: 04Published at Fri, 23 Jan 2015 -
Egypt: Shale Advances
...ES, 7 February, 2014), but Egypt has been keen to tout a deal signed last month with Shell and US firm Apache which will see Egypt’s first fracking and horizontal drilling into shale rock. Cairo also plans to offer shale gas-prone acreage in an upcoming bid round and says it will boost remuneration to fi...
Volume: 58Issue: 04Published at Fri, 23 Jan 2015 -
Difficult Days Ahead For Iraq
...wnfall by calling a parliamentary vote of no confidence. Failing that, their next chance to change the government will come with the spring 2013 district and provincial elections and the January 2014 parliamentary elections. However, even if they are successful and Mr Maliki fails to serve fo...
Volume: 56Issue: 04Published at Fri, 25 Jan 2013