1. Can Iraq’s New Government Weather The Economic Storm?

    ...l price, Iraq will burn through its fiscal buffers and we will see more social unrest.” “The biggest threat right now, and the one that can derail everything a whole lot faster, is denial,” Mr Tabaqchali says. “They are talking like this is 2014-2016 again and the difficult times will pass. So my...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 19
    Published at Fri, 08 May 2020
  2. Qatar Slumps Into Recession

    ...git growth up until 2014, it too has seen its performance decline in recent years, dropping to just 1.3% growth last year. Like its neighboring petrodollar economies, Qatar has been struggling to diversify, despite having its own National Vision 2030. Although the share of oil and gas in the ec...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 19
    Published at Fri, 08 May 2020