1. Baghdad-KRG Payment Woes

    ...aq’s International Chamber of Commerce arbitration with Turkey over of the KRG’s use of the Turkish section of the former Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline (MEES, 20 May 2014). Mr Allawi says he “hears that Iraq’s position is strong” and that the decision might be “favorable.” Iraq claims $26bn in losses, cl...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 20 Aug 2021
  2. Yemen: UAE Exit Pushes War Into Further Disarray

    ...lhaf, Yemen’s biggest potential returners are state companies. Even before the country destabilized in 2014 IOCs were on the way out in Yemen (MEES, 21 February 2014). The return of state firm SAFER to the crucial Block 18 would be a major boon as the block produced 40,000 b/d in early 2014, but damage to...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2019
  3. GCC Fiscal Reforms: Long Overdue And A Long Road Ahead

    ...th petrodollars only a couple of years ago, times have certainly changed for the Gulf countries. Between June 2014 and February 2016, the international oil price plunged by 70% and the IMF forecasts that GCC states’ oil export earnings will fall by $300bn in 2016. This is in line with MEES ca...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 19 Aug 2016
  4. Libya Premier Announces Resignation From Baida Government

    ...coming prime minister in March 2014. In May this year, he was the target of an assassination attempt by an unidentified gunman, who fired on the prime minister’s car as he was leaving a parliamentary session in Tobruk (MEES, 29 May). The attack was accompanied by an attempt by gunmen to storm pa...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 14 Aug 2015
  5. Pressure Eases As Yemen Secures Long-Awaited Loan

    ...s budget), falling export volumes have pushed the government to rely on domestic borrowing, swelling the state’s debt. According to latest World Bank estimates, Yemen’s domestic debt increased to 33% of GDP in 2013 from 30% of GDP in 2012, with a further hike to 34.5% on the cards for 2014, while to...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 15 Aug 2014