1. Kazakhstan To Double Oil Export Duties To $40/Ton For 2011

    ...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIII No 36   6-Sep-2010 CASPIAN Kazakhstan To Double Oil Export Duties To $40/Ton For 2011 Kazakhstan’s Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev told a cabinet me...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 36
    Published at Mon, 06 Sep 2010
  2. Khamenei Backs Ahmadinejad’s Push To Remove Subsidies

    ...ply...the plan for removing subsidies.” The bill is intended to limit subsidies beginning in September, with a view to saving $20bn in the current Iranian year (21 March 2010 – 20 March 2011). However, prominent conservatives have criticized Mr Ahmadinejad for not providing a clear plan on how he in...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 36
    Published at Mon, 06 Sep 2010
  3. Gulf Banks Recovering Despite $20Bn Loan Losses And Impairments, According To S&P

    ...e Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are starting to recover thanks to high oil prices and government policies. S&P says that the asset quality of Gulf banks rated by the agency should improve from 2011 and that their margins and efficiency will provide a solid foundation for their return to high pr...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 36
    Published at Mon, 06 Sep 2010
  4. GCC Countries Can Draw Lessons From China’s Exchange Rate Experience

    ...rprising for the WTI price to pass $100/B in 2011. This reminds us of 2008 when the price reached $147/B in July and inflation in some GCC countries touched 14% and real estate bubbles sizzled. The GCC currencies that are pegged to the dollar became undervalued and revaluation became a necessity to combat im...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 36
    Published at Mon, 06 Sep 2010