1. Lebanon: Can Donor Conference Success Right The Ship?

    ...VERNMENT EXPENDITURE *FLUCTUATES DUE TO OIL PRICES: 17% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN 2014. ^MEES ESTIMATION . SOURCE: MOF, IMF. IF IT WERE ONLY THAT EASY… There are considerable reasons to share the ruling elites’ optimism surrounding the Cedre result. Namely, the present state of Lebanese go...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 13 Apr 2018
  2. Kuwaiti Fund In Rare Overseas Energy Investment

    ...rely on commercial merit rather than the state’s political or foreign policy interests. According to the latest rankings published by the US-based SWF Institute (SWFI), KIA holdings were up by 68% year-on-year at $548bn as of October 2014. The UAE’s Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) came in as th...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 10 Apr 2015
  3. Egypt’s Financial Indicators Improve On The Back Of Gulf Cash

    ...rvices. The second, for E£33.9bn ($4.8bn) and financed by a grant from the UAE, was unveiled in January 2014, and included an extra E£20bn ($2.9bn) for infrastructure. EGPC late last year struck a deal with international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the country to settle outstanding arrears of $6b...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 11 Apr 2014
  4. Iran Braces For 20-30% Utility Price Hikes

    ...ur years earlier at the beginning of the 2012-13 Iranian year when international sanctions began to bite. Energy price rises will be more gradual that those anticipated in the 2014-15 budget, according to Finance Minister Ali Tayebnia. Price hikes of around 25% will accompany the implementation of th...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 11 Apr 2014