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Iran’s Energy Sector: Lots Of Bluster But Limited Progress
...m/year to the sultanate for re-export through the Oman LNG facilities (MEES, 14 March 2014). Notably, Oman was to be supplied with volumes from the Kish field. In 2017 a new route was approved to avoid UAE waters (MEES, 24 March 2017), but other than that there was no apparent progress between the ea...
Volume: 65Issue: 31Published at Fri, 05 Aug 2022 -
Tunisia At The Crossroads
...der 25, whose inability to secure formal employment was a key catalyst for the 2010-11 revolution. Creating jobs is thus a political imperative for Tunisia. And an economic one too if is to reach its stated aim of a 3.9% fiscal deficit, down from 2018’s 4.6% and 2017’s 6% (see table). PUBLIC SE...
Volume: 62Issue: 31Published at Fri, 02 Aug 2019 -
Iraq: Saudi Power Play As Protests Continue
...sengaged entirely, creating a vacuum on which rival Iran capitalized. Riyadh is now belatedly seeking to engage, particularly since now-Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman began deciding the kingdom’s foreign policy in 2015 (MEES, 27 October 2017). Though few concrete developments have so far ma...
Volume: 61Issue: 31Published at Fri, 03 Aug 2018 -
Qatar Oil & Gas Revenues Fall To Eight Month Low
...Qatar’s hydrocarbon revenues, and those from oil exports in particular, fell sharply in June amid ongoing geopolitical upheaval. Qatar’s 2017 deficit is already on track to exceed the budget figure, weakening revenues would provide a further blow. Qatari oil and gas export revenues fell to...
Volume: 60Issue: 31Published at Fri, 04 Aug 2017 -
Oman Taps China For $3.6bn Amid Ratings Downgrade
...tracted strong interest, prompting the government to raise the size from the original $2bn target. The ministry says the loan completes Oman’s external funding requirements for 2017 whilst adding geographical diversity to Oman’s external funding sources – past funding has largely come from western ba...
Volume: 60Issue: 31Published at Fri, 04 Aug 2017