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Gulfsands Bullish On Syria Return As Key Russian Investor Consolidates Position
...nserving cash for potential Syria re-entry. Whilst Gulfsands says it has had no control over and received no revenue from its Syria assets since 2011, it was informed by Syrian state firm GPC that the Block 26 fields, having produced intermittently since 2014, “returned to regular production in January 2017...
Volume: 64Issue: 23Published at Fri, 11 Jun 2021 -
GCC Rift Enters Third Year As Qatar PM’s Saudi Trip Ends In Acrimony
...abia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar (MEES, 9 June 2017). The rift shows no sign of easing. Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani last week became the first senior official to visit Saudi Arabia since the June 2017 flareup when he attended a series of su...
Volume: 62Issue: 23Published at Fri, 07 Jun 2019 -
Jordan Protests Victorious As Government Nixes Imf-Backed Tax Bill
...reign aid (MEES, 13 April)—the conflict in Syria has severely stunted Jordan’s growth. Jordan averaged 6.6%/year GDP growth from 2005 to 2011 versus 2.6% since, with 2016 and 2017 the lowest yet. The World Bank expects Jordan to average 2.4% growth in 2018 —only up marginally from 2017 (see chart). Fr...
Volume: 61Issue: 23Published at Fri, 08 Jun 2018